N-13 Ammonia
Why Choose N-13 Ammonia?
Why Choose N-13 Ammonia?
N-13 Ammonia paves the way to better diagnostics with a short positron range, excellent extraction and retention, high sensitivity and overall accuracy for detecting CAD.1 The result is better risk classification and overall patient management.
Providing high diagnostic accuracy in all patient types, N-13 Ammonia is used in a growing number of major academic institutions and is rapidly changing the standard of excellence for Cardiac PET imaging.
1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6382649/
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While Cardiac PET has been shown to be superior to SPECT, not all tracers are equal. Considered an optimal tracer for myocardial perfusion imaging, N-13 Ammonia provides:1
- High spatial and contrast resolution images
- High first-pass extraction and retention in the myocardium
- Consistently high-quality diagnostic studies regardless of patient size or gender
1. Fiechter et al. J Nucl Med 2012;53:1230-1234.
Expanded Testing Options
Due to a longer half-life, N-13 Ammonia may allow for testing options not possible with other FDA-approved tracers. Recent studies utilizing treadmill N-13 Ammonia stress testing have demonstrated:
- Reliable diagnostic accuracy and image quality in obese and non-obese patients1
- Annual event rate consistent with previously published SPECT and PET data2
- Produces larger, more severe defects compared to dipyridamole stress3
1. Aggarwal NR, Drozdova A, Askew JW, Kemp BJ, Chareonthaitawee P. Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of exercise treadmill nitrogen-N-13 Ammonia PET myocardial perfusion imaging of obese patients. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2015 Dec 1;22(6):1273-80. 2. Chow BJ, Al Shammeri OM, Beanlands RS, Chen L, DaSilva J, Ruddy TD. Prognostic value of treadmill exercise and dobutamine stress positron emission tomography. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2009 Jul 1;25(7):e220-4. 3. Chow BJ, Beanlands RS, Lee A, DaSilva JN, Alkahtani A, Ruddy TD. Treadmill exercise produces larger perfusion defects than dipyridamole stress N-13 ammonia positron emission tomography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2006 Jan 17;47(2):411-6.
Reimbursement Solutions
Reimbursement is critical to the financial viability of any Cardiac PET program. N-13 Ammonia is FDA-approved and reimbursed by Medicare and most private payers. Plus, IONETIX stands ready to help you navigate the reimbursement process so you can focus on what you do best: delivering the best care possible.
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Indications and Usage
N-13 Ammonia Injection is a radioactive diagnostic agent for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) indicated for diagnostic PET imaging of the myocardium under rest or pharmacologic stress conditions to evaluate myocardial perfusion in patients with suspected or existing coronary artery disease.
Contraindications
None known.
Adverse Reactions
No adverse reactions have been reported for N-13 Ammonia Injection based on a review of the published literature, publicly available reference sources, and adverse drug reaction reporting system.
Warnings and Precautions
N-13 Ammonia Injection may increase the risk of cancer. Use the smallest dose necessary for imaging and ensure safe handling to protect the patient and health care worker.
Compact Cyclotron Technology
The backbone of the IONETIX N-13 Ammonia solution is a superconducting compact cyclotron. Featuring a patent-protected design based on superconducting magnets, the ION-12SC compact cyclotron has a substantially smaller footprint than traditional cyclotrons making installation on or near medical campuses more attainable than ever before. The compact cyclotron ensures a consistent and reliable radiopharmaceutical at the point-of-care and provides you with complete control of patient testing schedules.
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Why IONETIX Turnkey Solution?
We’ve created a first-of-its-kind model that eliminates the expense and effort of launching a Cardiac PET program while helping you establish a brand-differentiating service that keeps patients close and drives referrals.
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