Feasibility of simultaneous dual-isotope myocardial perfusion acquisition using a lower dose of sestamibi

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-285

  Kwok, C Gerry ^a   Wu, Susan ^a   Tsang, H Peter ^a   Strauss, H William ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual isotope; Myocardial perfusion; Simultaneous acquisition; Technetium 99m sestamibi; Thallium 201

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RATING SCALE; REST; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030898552     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01728764     Document Type: Article

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