Lexiscan(TM) Rb-82 Myocardial Perfusion PET: A Comparison With Dipyridamole Stress

A CT scan will be acquired for attenuation correction of the rest image (9 mA, 120 kVp, 4.24 secs) during end-expiration breath-holding. This will be followed by infusion of approximately 60 mCi of Rb-82, 60 to 100 seconds after which resting images will be acquired with ECG-gating. Following rest imaging, 0.56 mg/kg of dipyridamole will be infused over 4 minutes. Three minutes after the completion of the infusion, approximately 60 mCi of Rb-82 will be infused. Peak stress images will be acquired with ECG-gating, starting 90 seconds after the the beginning of the infusion of Rb-82 and continuing for 5 minutes. A CT scan will be acquired for attenuation correction of the stress image (9 mA, 120 kVp, 4.24 secs) during end-expiration breath-holding.

A CT scan will be acquired for attenuation correction of the rest image (9 mA, 120 kVp, 4.24 secs) during end-expiration breath-holding. This will be followed by infusion of approximately 60 mCi of Rb-82, 60 to 100 seconds after which resting images will be acquired with ECG-gating. Following rest imaging, 400 umg of Lexiscan(TM) will be injected, and then approximately 60 mCi of Rb-82 waill be infused. Peak stress images will be acquired in list mode with ECG-gating, starting 90 seconds after the the beginning of the infusion of Rb-82 and continuing for 5 minutes. A CT scan willbe acquired for attenuation correction of the stress image (9 mA, 120 kVp, 4.24 secs) during end-expiration breath-holding.