Rubidium-82

Uses

• myocardial perfusion studies - PET perfusion imaging as Rubidium-82 chloride (Cardiogen-82)

* rapidly taken up by viable myocardium

Pharmacokinetics

• 1/2 life of 1.3 minutes

* produced at the site of use by rubidium generators

More general terms

• rubidium [Rb]
• radioactive isotope