Clinical validation of simultaneous dual-isotope myocardial scintigraphy

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-31

  Weinmann, Pierre ^a   Faraggi, Marc ^b   Moretti, Jean Luc ^a   Hannequin, Pascal ^c  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Centre d'Imagerie Nucleaire   (France)

Author keywords

Photon energy recovery; Simultaneous dual isotope imaging; Single photon emission tomography; Technetium 99m sestamibi; Thallium 201

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTIFACTS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; THALLIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0038207715     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-002-0995-y     Document Type: Article

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