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Myocardial Perfusion Scanning with Thallium–201 for the Non–Invasive Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Dunn R. F.,
Bailey I. K.,
Kelly D. T.,
Hung J.,
Uren R.,
Bautovich G.,
McLaughlin A.,
Morris J. G.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb76854.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thallium , cardiology , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , perfusion , angina , myocardial perfusion imaging , artery , radiology , inorganic chemistry , chemistry
Thallium–201 myocardial perfusion scanning has been evaluated in Australia in patients with coronary artery disease. Myocardial scans reliably detect both acute myocardial infarction and the transient myocardial ischaemia of angina pectoris. The non–invasive nature, ease of study, and the ability to scan patients with conventional cameras makes thallium–201 an attractive additional diagnostic agent for patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Although thallium–201 reliably indicates perfusion defects in the myocardium, its diagnostic use at the moment should be reserved to clarify such diagnostic problems in patients with coronary artery disease which cannot be satisfactorily explained by conventional investigation.