[Diagnosis of coronary artery disease with 99Tcm-N-NOET myocardial perfusion imaging].

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of (99)Tc(m)-N-NOET myocardial perfusion tomographic imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: Coronary angiography and (99)Tc(m)-N-NOET myocardial perfusion tomographic imaging were performed in the patients hospitalized in the Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, from June to December 2005 with known or suspected diagnosis of CAD. Adenosine was infused intravenously at a rate of 140 microg x kg(-1)min(-1) for 6 minutes.