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Medicines rubidium chloride rb-82Question & answer

rubidium chloride rb-82 · Medicine question

What is rubidium chloride Rb-82 used for?

iatroX medicinesPublished 21 August 2026Reviewed 21 August 2026

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Answer

It is used as a radioactive PET tracer to assess blood flow through the heart muscle in adults with suspected or known coronary artery disease.

Sources for this answer

Cardiogen-82 3.3-5.6 GBq radionuclide generatoremc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 1

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