Noninvasive visualization of myocardial infarction using
radionuclides dates back over eighteen years. Edward A. Carr and
William H. Beierwaltes were first to report (1962) successful
external imaging of myocardial infarcts in dogs and in man using an
Anger scintillation camera. They demonstrated that after
intravenous administration of 86Rb or l3ICS an infarct was
visualized as a "cold spot," while 203Hg-labeled-chlormeridin
resulted in a "hot-spot" image of the infarct. Since then, there
have been major developmental improvements in avail able
radionuclides, scintillation cameras and computer processing
capabilities. In particular, the development of mobile gamma
cameras opened the possi bility to obtain high quality images even
at the bedside of critically ill patients. Since the development in
1974 of a new radiopharmaceutical, 20lTI and the application of
99mTc-pyrophosphate for myocardial imaging, these imaging agents
are widely used for the detection of acute myocardial infarction.
However, for practical application, frequently there appears to be
uncertainty or even confusion concerning the relative merits of
each method."
General
| Imprint: |
Springer
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, 9 |
| Release date: |
November 2011 |
| First published: |
1980 |
| Editors: |
F. J. T. Wackers
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
266 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-9400989061 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Clinical & internal medicine >
Cardiovascular medicine
|
| LSN: |
9400989067 |
| Barcode: |
9789400989061 |
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