Journal article
Can Nitrogen-13 Ammonia Kinetic Modeling Define Myocardial Viability Independent of Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose?
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The hypothesis of this study was that evaluation of myocardial flow and metabolism using nitrogen-13 (N-13) ammonia kinetic modeling with dynamic positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging could identify regions of myocardial scar and viable myocardium as defined by fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) PET.
BACKGROUND: Uptake of most perfusion tracers depends on both perfusion and metabolic retention in tissue. This …
Authors
Beanlands RSB; deKemp R; Scheffel A; Nahmias C; Garnett ES; Coates G; Johansen HL; Fallen E
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 537–543
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0735-1097(96)00561-x
ISSN
0735-1097