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Uptake of Contrast Materials by Experimental Acute Myocardial Infarctions: A Preliminary Report
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1978
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Heart FailureEngineeringBiomedical EngineeringContrast MaterialAcute Myocardial InfarctionClinical ChemistryCardiologyRadiologyContrast MaterialsCardiovascular ImagingMyocardial InfarctionMedical ImagingIodine ConcentrationContrast AgentUltrasoundPharmacologyDigital Subtraction AngiographyCardiovascular DiseaseFluorescence Excitation AnalysisPreliminary ReportBiomedical ImagingElectrophysiologyMedicine
The concentration of iodine within infarcted and normal myocardium after intravenous administration of contrast material was determined by fluorescence excitation analysis in seven dogs at 48 hours after coronary arterial ligation. The iodine concentration of infarcted myocardial tissue was several times greater than normal myocardium after administration of meglumine/sodium diatrizoate, iodipamide, and an experimental polymer of iothalamic acid.