Pulmonary uptake of technetium-99m-sestamibi induced by dipyridamole- based stress or exercise

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 339-345

  Hurwitz, Gilbert A ^a   Ghali, Samia K ^b   Husni, Mariwan ^b   Slomka, Piotr J ^b   Mattar, Adel G ^b   Reid, Robert H ^b   Lefcoe, Neville M ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dipyridamole; Lung uptake; Technetium 99m sestamibi; Tomographic acquisitions

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG UPTAKE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; SCINTIANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031891286     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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