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Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Review Myocardial Viability and Perfusion Scintigraphy [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1997; 25(9): 558-565

Review Myocardial Viability and Perfusion Scintigraphy

A.Tayyar AKBUNAR1, Eray ALPER1

Accurate assessment of myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction is of clinical importance because a substantial subset of the patients will show striking improvement in ventricular function after successful revascularization. There are a number of invasive and noninvasive techniques for the assessment of myocardial viability. Among these, two modalities, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography, have met with wide acceptance. Although positron emission tomography (PET) is a very effective tool in detecting myocardial viability, its high costs and limited availability reduce its clinical use significantly. Thallium-201 MPI, which is cheaper and widely available, have had great acceptance, especially after recent modifications on imaging and interpretation methodologies, in viability assessment. The most commonly used technetium- labelled MPI radiopharmaceutical, Tc- 99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (MIBI), seems to be a promising viability agent. In this review, the role of MPI with thallium-201 or MIBI in the assessment of myocardial viability was discussed.


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A.Tayyar AKBUNAR, Eray ALPER. Review Myocardial Viability and Perfusion Scintigraphy. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1997; 25(9): 558-565
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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