Why the study?
Is 82Rb dynamic PET reproducible for measuring rest and hyperemic myocardial blood flow in healthy volunteers?
Population
15 healthy volunteers
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
60 minutes
Authors
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Short-term 82Rb PET MBF reproducibility is supported in healthy volunteers; leaves open patient validation and therapeutic monitoring applications.
Is 82Rb dynamic PET reproducible for measuring rest and hyperemic myocardial blood flow in healthy volunteers?
Myocardial blood flow measurements using 82Rb PET are highly reproducible in a same-day short-term protocol, enabling quantification of acute therapeutic effects.
Manabe et al. (2008) studied this question.