Cardiovascular > Sestamibi imaging

Technetium Agents

Advantages

Physiology & Pharmacology

Sensitivity & Specificity

Exam:

Same day Rest/Stress study

Two-day Stress/Rest Protocol

Dual Isotope Scanning

Gating

Wall motion analysis

LVEF

Ventricular volumes

Phase analysis

Exercise 1st-pass LVEF

Chamber dilatation with exercise stress

Lung activity on stress imaging

Prognostic Value

Acute MI


Imaging in the early post-infarct period


Known or suspected CAD

Acute chest pain


Reverse redistribution (Paradoxical perfusion pattern)

Evaluation of Myocardial Viability