Feasibility of simultaneous Tc99m sestamibi and 2D-echo cardiac imaging during dobutamine pharmacologic stress

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Slavich, G A ^a,d   Guerra, U P ^a   Morocutti, G ^a   Fioretti, P M ^b   Fresco, C ^a   Orlandi, C ^c   Orsolon, P G ^a   Forster, T ^b   Feruglio, G A ^a  

^a Istituto di Medicina Nucleare   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Medco Research Inc   (United States)

^d Ospedale di Udine   (Italy)

Author keywords

2D echo; CAD; Tc99m Sestamibi; Women

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STRESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029759369     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01880742     Document Type: Article

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