Effects of smoking on pulmonary uptake of technetium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile during myocardial perfusion imaging

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Kao, Chia Hung ^a   Shen, Yen You ^b   Lee, Jong Kang ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

99mTc labeled MIBI; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Pulmonary uptake; Smoking

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SMOKING;

EID: 0033060861     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(99)90062-4     Document Type: Article

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