Scintigraphic blood pool and phase image analysis: The optimal tool for the evaluation of resynchronization therapy

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 424-428

  Botvinick, Elias H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD POOL SCINTISCANNING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0041886509     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(03)00526-9     Document Type: Editorial

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