Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?

We present a case of reverse redistribution in a patient imaged with Rb-82 positron-emitting tomography. The patient was imaged twice in rapid succession using pharmacological stress – once with dipyridamole and once with dobutamine. The patient demonstrated reverse redistribution after dipyridamole...

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Main Authors: Patrick Martineau, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-10-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_100_18
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description We present a case of reverse redistribution in a patient imaged with Rb-82 positron-emitting tomography. The patient was imaged twice in rapid succession using pharmacological stress – once with dipyridamole and once with dobutamine. The patient demonstrated reverse redistribution after dipyridamole but not after dobutamine administration. We speculate on the relationship between the pharmacological stressing agent and the presence of reverse redistribution.
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spelling doaj-art-38d3048ee23c4e8bb8f89a8e98e3b9a82025-08-20T03:48:36ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122019-10-01180442042310.4103/wjnm.WJNM_100_18Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?Patrick Martineau0Francois Harel1Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau2Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesWe present a case of reverse redistribution in a patient imaged with Rb-82 positron-emitting tomography. The patient was imaged twice in rapid succession using pharmacological stress – once with dipyridamole and once with dobutamine. The patient demonstrated reverse redistribution after dipyridamole but not after dobutamine administration. We speculate on the relationship between the pharmacological stressing agent and the presence of reverse redistribution.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_100_18myocardial perfusion imagingpositron-emitting tomographyrb-82reverse redistribution
spellingShingle Patrick Martineau
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Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
myocardial perfusion imaging
positron-emitting tomography
rb-82
reverse redistribution
title Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?
title_full Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?
title_fullStr Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?
title_full_unstemmed Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?
title_short Reverse redistribution on Rb-82: Does the mechanism of stress play a role?
title_sort reverse redistribution on rb 82 does the mechanism of stress play a role
topic myocardial perfusion imaging
positron-emitting tomography
rb-82
reverse redistribution
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_100_18
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