Answer
Rubidium chloride Rb-82 is retained intracellularly in viable heart muscle, increasing its radioactivity, whereas the tracer is rapidly cleared from necrotic or infarcted heart muscle.
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- Cardiogen-82 3.3-5.6 GBq radionuclide generatorBracco UK Limited · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 1Document updated
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