Serial radionuclide determinations of the electron fraction with 99mTc-labeled red blood cells

Radiology. 1976 Jun;119(3):729-30. doi: 10.1148/119.3.729.

Abstract

The reproducibility of area/length ejection fraction determinations was evaluated in 21 subjects using 99mTc-labeled red blood cells (99mTc-RBCs). The ejection fraction was determined within 30 minutes and 3-5 hours after a single injection of 99mTc-RBCs. The mean absolute difference between the initial and subsequent ejection fractions was 7% (maximum, 15%) (r = 0.90). 99mTc-RBCs offer a reproducible method of determining the ejection fraction which is suitable for serial noninvasive evaluations of left ventricular function.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Output
  • Coronary Disease / physiopathology
  • Erythrocytes*
  • Heart Function Tests / methods*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Radionuclide Imaging / methods*
  • Technetium*

Substances

  • Technetium