Clinical correlates of Tc-99m sestamibi lung uptake

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 639-644

  Choy, Jonathan B ^a,b   Leslie, William D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Sestamibi

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TRANSPORT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG; LUNG CONGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 0035217504     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2001.116854     Document Type: Article

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