Makler P T, Lederman S, Charkes N D, Malmud L S, Warner H, Reilley J J
Clin Nucl Med. 1979 Mar;4(3):89-91. doi: 10.1097/00003072-197903000-00001.
A prospective study of eight patients with recent transmural myocardial infarction was performed using 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate and 99mTc-Sn-methylene diphosphonate in each patient. All pyrophosphate scans were strongly positive whereas the diphosphonate scan was strongly positive in only one case. We conclude that 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate is preferable to 99mTc-Sn-methylene diphosphonate for myocardial imaging.