Technetium-99m Radiopharmaceuticals for Ideal Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Lost and Found Opportunities
The favorable nuclear properties in combination Pots with the rich coordination chemistry make technetium-99m the radioisotope of choice for the development of myocardial perfusion tracers.In the early 1980s, [99mTc]Tc-Sestamibi, [99mTc]Tc-Tetrofosmin, and [99mTc]Tc-Teboroxime were approved as commercial radiopharmaceuticals for myocardial perfusio