DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Coronary artery disease results in over one-half million deaths annually in the United States and is estimated to become the leading cause of death worldwide by the year 2020. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) of the myocardium is a valuable… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2008 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:HHS
Principal Investigator:
Award Amount:$117,839.00
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Current emphasis on metabolic approaches and models for diagnosing heart disease have renewed development of 123I SPECT imaging agents applied in stand-alone protocols and as a complimentary role to existing stress/rest
perfusion protocols. However, a majority… More