title: Myocardial infarct imaging with 99mTc-pyrophosphate and 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate: lack of correlation.
abstract: A prospective study of eight patients with recent transmural myocardial infarction was performed using 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate and 99mTc-Sn-methylene diphosphonate in each patient. All pyrophosphate scans were strongly positive whereas the diphosphonate scan was strongly positive in only one case. We conclude that 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate is preferable to 99mTc-Sn-methylene diphosphonate for myocardial imaging.
mesh_terms: D011756:Diphosphates; D004164:Diphosphonates; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin