Half-Dose Scans

Case Study #1

WBR: Xpress.Cardiac rest/stress image
Half-Dose Tc-99m Sestamibi Study
Dose: Tc-99m Sestamibi—5.5 mCi, rest; 14.4 mCi stress (Dipyridamole)
Scan times: 14 min. rest; 11.5 min. stress.

halfdoseXC70yPatient Data
70-year-old male, 5'8'', 184 lbs. 42'' chest circumference. CAD risk factors: hypertension, elevated cholesterol, prior smoker. s/p inferior MI.
WBR images acquired with a VentriTM dual-head camera and presented on an XelerisTM workstation, both by GE.

Courtesy of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital.

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Case Study #2

WBR: Xpress.Cardiac rest/stress images
Half-Dose Tc-99m Sestamibi Study
Dose: Tc-99m Sestamibi—5.1 mCi, rest; 18.1 mCi stress (Dipyridamole)
Scan times: 14 min. rest; 11.5 min. stress.

halfdoseXC73yPatient Data
73-year-old female, 5'0'', 140 lbs. 38-B bra-cup. CAD risk factors: hypertension, elevated cholesterol. Dilated cardiomyopathy.
WBR images acquired with a VentriTM dual-head camera and presented on an XelerisTM workstation, both by GE.

Courtesy of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital.

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