Methods: In a phantom study, defect size was calculated using a standard geometric
formula. Ina clinical study, BMIPP imaging was performed in 20 patients 10 ±5 days after …

A discrepancy between myocardial perfusion defect and wall motion abnormalities is
frequently found early after coronary reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction …

In order to assess the various distribution abnormalities of {beta}-methyl-p-{sup 123} I-
iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) quantitatively and to correlate these findings with …

Background Serial perfusion imaging with 99m Tc-labeled sestamibi has been useful in the
assessment of myocardial salvage from reperfusion therapy during acute myocardial …

Thirty-seven patients, 2-4 weeks after transmural myocardial infarction, were investigated
with ungated CT over a period of 120 min. after an iv contrast medium infusion+ bolus …

The feasibility of using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to estimate myocardial infarct size
was explored in an in vitro model using only the inherent differences in contrast between …

The primary determinant of prognosis after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the size of
the acute infarct. The present study evaluates 46 patients with different infarct distributions …

It is now possible by scintigraphic imaging to identify the presence of acute transmural or
nontransmural myocardial infarcts by noninvasive techniques and to localize acute …

Background 99mTc sestamibi is a recently developed radioisotope that has been used to
measure myocardium at risk and infarct size. The relation between these measurements and …

Background Prior studies have established the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion
imaging. In particular, the presence and extent of transient defects have been shown to …