title: 99mTc-N-DBODC5: a novel myocardial perfusion imaging agent for diagnosis of coronary artery disease, a review.
abstract: In myocardial SPECT imaging with the popularly used 99mTc-sestamibi and 99mTc-tetrofosmin, intense liver uptake leads to a paradoxical decrease of counts in the absence of perfusion abnormalities, making it difficult to assess myocardial perfusion, particularly in the inferior or inferoapical left ventricular wall. 99mTc-N-DBODC5, which is a new lipophilic, mono-cationic nitride myocardial perfusion imaging agent, exhibits high myocardial uptake and excellent bio-distribution kinetics with rapid liver clearance in rats and dogs. 99mTc-N-DBODC5 myocardial imaging during vasodilator stress can determine the severity of stenosis, though underestimates occur with mild coronary stenosis compared to 201Tl, in a similar way to what occurs with 99mTc-sestamibi and 99mTc-tetrofosmin. In particular, 99mTc-N-DBODC5's rapid liver clearance, which may significantly reduce the photon scatter from the liver, allows for the reduction of artifactual decreased myocardial perfusion and the improvement of the diagnostic accuracy of coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305-8575, Japan. ttakeda@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tohoru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Thet-Thet
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004285:Dogs; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: C496311:99mTc-N-DBODC5; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi