Evaluation of global and regional left ventricular function obtained by quantitative gated SPECT using 99mTc-tetrofosmin for left ventricular dysfunction

Internal Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 612-617

  Ban, Kazunobu ^a   Nakajima, Tohru ^a   Iseki, Harukazu ^a   Abe, Sumihisa ^a   Handa, Shunnosuke ^a   Suzuki, Yutaka ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

99mTc tetrofosmin SPECT; ECG gated SPECT; Left ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; RELIABILITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0033853877     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.612     Document Type: Article

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