Tl-201 myocardial SPECT in differentiation of ischemic from nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy in patients with left ventricular dysfunction

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 369-374

  Wu, Yen Wen ^a   Yen, Ruoh Fang ^a   Chieng, Poon Ung ^a   Huang, Por Jau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Thallium 201

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0042387837     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(03)00456-2     Document Type: Article

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