Causes of transient dilatation of the left ventricle during myocardial perfusion imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1349-1352

  Robinson, Vincent J B ^a   Corley, James H ^a   Marks, David S ^a,b   Eberhardt, Linton W ^a   Eubig, Casimir ^a   Burke, George J ^a   Prisant, L Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034100498     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.5.1741349     Document Type: Review

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