Measurement of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction by quantitative gated SPET, contrast ventriculography and magnetic resonance imaging: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 851-858

  Kondo, Chisato ^a   Fukushima, Kenji ^a   Kusakabe, Kiyoko ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meta analysis; Quantitative gated SPET; Ventriculography

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; TRACER;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTOLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038376150     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-003-1146-9     Document Type: Article

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