Non-invasive characterization of cardiac microvascular disease by nuclear medicine using single-photon emission tomography

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Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 515-521

  Wieneke, Heinrich ^a,c   Zander, Christina ^b   Eising, Ernst G ^b   Haude, Michael ^a   Bockisch, Andreas ^b   Erbel, Raimund ^a  

^a Zentrum Für Innere Medizin   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intracoronary Doppler; Ischemia; Microcirculation; Radionuclide imaging; SPECT; Thallium 201

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROCIRCULATION; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYNDROME X;

EID: 0032710559     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03044222     Document Type: Review

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