Identification of Viable Myocardium with Technetium-99m-MIBI Infusion

A 50-yr-old man was evaluated using standard stress/rest 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) perfusion imaging, rest thallium infusion imaging and rest 99mTc-MIBI infusion imaging prior to revascularization. Resting 99mTc-MIBI infusion imaging demonstrated hibernating myocardium which was not det...

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Published inThe Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1037 - 1039
Main Authors Worsley, D.F, Fung, A.Y, Jue, J, Burns, R.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, VA Soc Nuclear Med 01.06.1995
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease - surgery
Exercise Test
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial Stunning - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
Thallium Radioisotopes
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Radionuclide study
Myocardium
Cardiovascular disease
Technique
Coronary heart disease
Photon
Emission tomography
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Summary:A 50-yr-old man was evaluated using standard stress/rest 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) perfusion imaging, rest thallium infusion imaging and rest 99mTc-MIBI infusion imaging prior to revascularization. Resting 99mTc-MIBI infusion imaging demonstrated hibernating myocardium which was not detected with standard stress/rest 99mTc-MIBI imaging. The implication from this observation is that resting 99mTc-MIBI infusion scintigraphy can provide useful information when evaluating patients for the presence of hibernating myocardium. A prospective comparison of resting 99mTc-MIBI infusion scintigraphy with other noninvasive techniques used to identify viable myocardium may be warranted.
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ISSN:0161-5505
1535-5667