Low-dose dobutamine gated single-photon emission tomography: Comparison with stress echocardiography

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 413-418

  Everaert, Hendrik ^a   Vanhove, Christian ^a   Franken, Philippe R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gated single photon emission tomography; Inotropic response; Low dose dobutamine; Wall thickening

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033999351     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002590050524     Document Type: Article

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