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  • Title: Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease.
    Author: Bratton NG.
    Journal: J La State Med Soc; 1995 May; 147(5):193-6. PubMed ID: 7782672.
    Abstract:
    Positron emission tomography has grown rapidly from a little-understood research tool into an exciting noninvasive method for the clinician to evaluate myocardial perfusion, metabolism, and cell-membrane function. There are three radionuclides that are currently being used widely in cardiac positron emission tomography. These are nitrogen-13 ammonia, rubidium-82, and fluorine-18 fluordeoxyglucose. Nitrogen-13 ammonia and rubidium-82 are used to assess the severity and location of coronary artery disease, while fluorine-18 fluordeoxyglucose can identify impaired but viable myocardium, thus aiding in the subsequent management of these patients.
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