Tc-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with the novel use of metamizol for the detection of perfusion reversibility


ERGÜN E., ÇAĞLAR TUNCALI M., BOZKURT M. F., ERGÜN H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, vol.35, no.8, pp.1530-1536, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to investigate whether induction with metamizol, an analgesic-antipyretic drug having spasmolitic activity, could be used to increase the detectability of ischemic/jeopardized myocardium during MPS (myocardial perfusion scintigraphy).