Tc-99m sestamibi myocardial SPECT in syndrome X

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 280-283

  Kao, Chia Hung ^a   Wang, Shyh Jen ^a   Ting, Chih Tai ^a   Chen, Ying Tsung ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYNDROME X;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0029970650     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199604000-00002     Document Type: Article

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