According to the most commonly used protocol, the Bruce protocol, when is the exercise test terminated? Describe how a perfusion imaging study is performed. How are SPECT images displayed? How are Tc-99m sestamibi and Tl-201 taken up by the myocardium? How can ischemic areas of myocardium be overlooked? How do perfusion studies assess for myocardial viability? How does the appearance of ischemic areas differ from that of infarcted areas on perfusion imaging? List four applications of nuclear cardiac studies Name two ways the misinterpretation of balanced ischemia can be avoided. What agents are used to produce pharmacologic stress in a patient who cannot exercise? What are the three standard SPECT views? What are the three standard planar views? What areas of the myocardium are typically supplied by the left anterior descending artery? What areas of the myocardium are typically supplied by the left circumflex artery? What areas of the myocardium are typically supplied by the right coronary artery? What artifact may cause reduced uptake anteriorly? What artifact may cause reduced uptake inferiorly? What is hibernating myocardium? What is redistribution? What is stunned myocardium? What is suggested by a partially reversible defect? What is suggested by a reversible defect? What is suggested by as irreversible defect? What is the approximate sensitivity and specificity of radionucleotide testing for CAD? What is the difference between Tc-99m sestamibi and Tl-201? What is the significance of lung uptake of Tl-201 during stress imaging? What is the first principle of perfusion imaging? What is washout? What medication can be administered to reverse the effects of dipyridamole if severe ischemia or other adverse effects occur after its administration? What two imaging techniques may be used in radionuclide scanning? What two major factors influence the initial myocardial distribution (first pass) of tracer following IV injection? What five areas are examined on nuclear cardiac imaging? Which determinant of uptake predominates at normal blood flow - regional blood flow or the extraction fraction? Which radionuclide tracers are most often used for the clinical evaluation of myocardial perfusion? Book traversal links for Perfusion imaging ‹ What is a normal EF? Up According to the most commonly used protocol, the Bruce protocol, when is the exercise test terminated? ›