Impact of pharmacological stress agent on patient motion during rubidium-82 myocardial perfusion PET/CT

ConclusionsThe choice of stressing protocol impacts significantly on patient motion. Patients stressed with regadenoson have significantly lower motion scores than those stressed with adenosine, using local protocols. This motion is more likely to be associated with a drift of the heart away from a baseline position, coinciding with the termination of infusion.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research