Table 1.
Classification of cardiac imaging tracers by characteristics
| Characteristics | Tracer |
|---|---|
| Inorganic tracers | 13N-NH3 |
| 15O-H2O | |
| Radiometal ions | 201Tl+ |
| 82Rb+ | |
| 67Ga3+ | |
| 18F− | |
| Small organic tracers | 11C-acetic acid |
| 11C-palmitic acid | |
| 123I-IPPA | |
| 18F-FDG | |
| 123I-BMIPP | |
| 18F-FTHA | |
| 11C-epinephrine | |
| 18F-fluorodopamine | |
| Derivatives of guanethidine, metaraminol, and vesamicol | |
| Neuroreceptor ligands such as prazosin (α-blocker), carazolol (β-blocker) derivative, β-agonists (CGP12177 and CGP12388), and quinuclidinyl benzilate (anticholinergic compound) | |
|
11C-PK11195 18F-FEDAC | |
| Radiometal complex tracers | 99mTc-sestamibi |
| 99mTc-tetrofosmin | |
| Somatostatin analogs and annexin V tagged with 64Cu, 68Ga, or 99mTc | |
| 99mTc-tagged annexin A5 | |
| 111In-oxine | |
| 99mTc-HMPAO |