Open AccessPathological extracardiac uptake of Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) leading to a false impression of reduced wall thickening in a region of apparent hyperperfusion on gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (G-SPECT)
Author(s) -
Gaurav Malhotra,
Sangita Lad,
Trupti Upadhye,
Ramesh Asopa,
Nawab S. Baghel,
Ashwin Lawande
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0430
Subject(s) - medicine , single photon emission computed tomography , emission computed tomography , perfusion , thickening , nuclear medicine , pathological , myocardial perfusion imaging , gated spect , radiology , technetium tc 99m sestamibi , computed tomography , cardiology , heart failure , ejection fraction , chemistry , polymer science