Quantitative analysis of nonuniform distributions in lung perfusion scintigraphy

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1630-1635

  Mitomo, Osamu ^a,b   Aoki, Sakae ^a   Tsunoda, Takeshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^a   Kuwabara, Hidemasa ^a  

^a National Numata Hospital   (Japan)

^b National Numata Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung perfusion; Nonuniform distribution; Quantification of nonuniform distribution; SPECT

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0031688071     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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