Left ventricular cavity-to-myocardium count ratio in exercise and resting technetium-99m-tetrofosmin SPECT: Correlation with left ventricular function

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-352

  Li, P C ^a   Sun, S S ^a   Kao, A ^a   Lin, C C ^a   Lee, C C ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cavity to myocardium count ratio; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Single photon emission computed tomography; Technetium 99m tetrofosmin

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM COMPLEX; TECHNETIUM TC 99M 1,2 BIS(BIS(2 ETHOXYETHYL)PHOSPHINO)ETHANE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M 1,2-BIS(BIS(2-ETHOXYETHYL)PHOSPHINO)ETHANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REST; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULOGRAPHY, FIRST-PASS;

EID: 0036020475     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016061425988     Document Type: Article

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