Comparison of Tc-99m sestamibi and Tl-201 gated perfusion SPECT

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 278-285

  DePuey, E Gordon ^a   Parmett, Steven ^b   Ghesani, Munir ^b   Rozanski, Alan ^b   Nichols, Kenneth ^b   Salensky, Helen ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gated perfusion SPECT; Tc 99m sestamibi; Tl 201

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032981643     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(99)90040-5     Document Type: Article

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