Could ⁸²Rb-PET be the next best thing in evaluation of myocardial salvage?

J Nucl Cardiol. 2018 Jun;25(3):982-985. doi: 10.1007/s12350-016-0733-7. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

Authors

Efstathia Andrikopoulou¹, Steven G Lloyd^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1808 7th Avenue South, BDB 201, Birmingham, AL, USA.
² Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1808 7th Avenue South, BDB 201, Birmingham, AL, USA. slloyd@uabmc.edu.
³ Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA. slloyd@uabmc.edu.

PMID: 27878515
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-016-0733-7

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MeSH terms

Humans
Myocardium
Positron-Emission Tomography
Rubidium Radioisotopes
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction*

Substances

Rubidium Radioisotopes
Rubidium-82