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Table 1 Overview of published SPECT investigations of myocardial perfusion using MIBI and/or TETRO in mice and rats

From: Systematic evaluation of 99mTc-tetrofosmin versus 99mTc-sestamibi to study murine myocardial perfusion in small animal SPECT/CT

Author

Species

Tracer

Injection route

Activity (MBq)

Time point

Scan length

Acton PD

Rats

99mTc-MIBI

Tail vein

37

1 h PI

30 min

(2006); [9]

      

Constantinesco A

Mice

99mTc-tetrofosmin

Femoral vein

350-450

15-20 min PI

48 Projections with 300 beats/projections

(2005); [12]

      

Hatada K

Rats

99mTc-MIBI

Saphenous vein

37,7-48,1

2,30, and 60 min PI

5 min

(2004); [14]

 

99mTc-tetrofosmin

    

Liu Z

Rats

99mTc-MIBI

Jugular vein

111-148

0 PI

List mode

(2010); [13]

      

Strydhorst JH

Rats

99mTc-tetrofosmin

Tail vein

78 ± 15

30 min p.i

30 min

(2011); [11]

      

Wollenweber T

Mice

99mTc-MIBI

Tail vein

370

45 min PI

30 min

(2010); [10]

      
  1. Note the broad range in injected doses and acquisition time points after tracer injection