Potential utility of SPECT/CT with 99mTc-Tektrotyd for imaging of post-myocardial infarction inflammation
ConclusionThe intensity (SUVmax) of99mTc-Tektrotyd uptake in the area of recent MI directly depends on the size of ischemic myocardial injury and correlates with changes of heart contractility indexes over the 6 month follow-up.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research
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