Measurement of myocardial infarct size by electron beam computed tomography: A comparison with (99m)Tc sestamibi

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 313-321

  Schmermund, Axel ^a,b   Gerber, Thomas ^a   Behrenbeck, Thomas ^a   Reed, Judd E ^a   Sheedy, Patrick F ^a   Christian, Timothy F ^a   Rumberger, John A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Necrosis; Perfusion; Prognosis; Wall motion

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL; IOPAMIDOL 370; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031836394     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199806000-00001     Document Type: Article

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