Thallium-201 scintigraphy of the myocardium in connection with adenosine
Creators
- 1. Innere Medizinische Abt., Esbjerg-Zentralkrankenhaus (Denmark)
- 2. Klinisch-Physiologische/Nuklearmedizinische Abt., Esbjerg-Zentralkrankenhaus (Denmark)
Description
It is shown that thallium-201 SPECT studies of the myocardium performed subsequent to intravenous infusion of adenosine provide results at least as valuable as those from exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The infusion of adenosine offers great advantages over exercise studies in that it is a standardized procedure uninfluenced by a patient's physical fitness, which can thus be used in all cases. There are quite a number of clinically tolerable untoward reactions that may be associated with discomfort but do not warrant discontinuation of the procedure. Serious, verifiable side-effects are rare and disappear immediately on termination of the infusion. The most recent research in this field has shown that newly developed compounds of 99mTc are also suitable for radionuclide studies of the myocardium with adenosine vasodilation. (orig.)
Abstract (German)
Es wird gezeigt, dass Thallium-201-SPECT-Myokardszintigraphie nach intravenoeser Infusion von Adenosin den gleichen oder besseren diagnostischen Wert hat, verglichen mit der Belastungs-Thallium-201-Myokardszintigraphie zum Nachweis der Koronararterienkrankheit. Sensitivitaet und Spezifitaet sind hoch. Die Anwendung von Adenosin birgt grosse Vorteile gegenueber der Arbeitsbelastung. Man kann unabhaengig vom physischen Vermoegen bei allen Patienten eine Adenosin-Szintigraphie durchfuehren, und die Methode ist standardisiert. Es gibt eine groessere Zahl subjektiver, klinisch tolerabler Nebenwirkungen, die nicht zum Abbruch der Infusion fuehren. Wenige objektive, bedeutende Nebenwirkungen verschwinden innerhalb kuerzester Zeit nach Beendigung der Infusion. Neueste Untersuchungsergebnisse zeigen, dass die neuen 99mTc-Verbindungen ebenfalls bei der Adenosin-Myokardszintigraphie anwendbar sind. (orig.)Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (German)
- Adenosin-Thallium-201-Myokardszintigraphie
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Roentgenpraxis
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- p. 245-247.
- ISSN
- 0035-7820
- CODEN
- RGPXB2
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 26047277
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADENOSINE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; MYOCARDIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNETIUM 99; THALLIUM 201
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DRUGS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEART; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MUSCLES; NUCLEI; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RIBOSIDES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; THALLIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES