Radionuclide evaluation of coronary artery disease in the 1990s. Choosing the best stress, best tracer, best technique.
In recent years, many changes and new developments have occurred in nuclear cardiology. New radiopharmaceuticals and new stress modalities have been developed. Imaging techniques and instrumentation have developed as well. These developments have resulted in a plethora of imaging modalities to choose from. This article attempts to provide a logical framework that may be helpful when choosing the appropriate radionuclide test for cardiac patients and bring order into a seemingly confusion multitude of possibilities.
Wackers
F J
FJ
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi