Persistent lung uptake in the redistribution phase of Tl-201 chloride myocardial SPECTs - A sign of severe pulmonary edema: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 370-373

  Shih, Wei Jen ^a,b   Lee, Jong Kang ^c   Pulmano, Calixto ^a,b  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

congestive heart failure; pulmonary edema; pulmonary Tl 201 chloride uptake; Tl 201 chloride myocardial SPECT

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM CHLORIDE TL 201;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; HEART; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY EDEMA; THALLIUM; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0030448960     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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