Computer-assisted myocardial thickening analysis of gated MIBI SPECT images

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Zhang, James J ^a   Raichlen, Joel S ^a   Kim, Sung M ^a   Maniet, Alan R ^a   Intenzo, Charles M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted; Echocardiography; Gated SPECT; Myocardial wall thickness; Technetium 99m MIBI

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THICKNESS;

EID: 0031879379     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199805000-00001     Document Type: Article

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