N. BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced the initiation of the first of two Phase 3 clinical trials to assess myocardial perfusion using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging with flurpiridaz F 18 in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD). The study will evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of flurpiridaz F 18 PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), compared with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) MPI in the detection of significant coronary artery disease. The Phase 3 clinical development program will include two open-label trials in approximately 1,350 patients at approximately 100 clinical trial sites worldwide, including locations in the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America.
