Correct spatial normalization of myocardial perfusion SPECT improves detection of multivessel coronary artery disease

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-360

  Williams, Kim A ^a,b   Schuster, Robert A ^c   Williams Jr , Kim A ^a   Schneider, Candace M ^a   Pokharna, Hemlata K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Multivessel coronary artery disease; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Normalcy; Normalization; Sensitivity; Single photon emission computed tomography; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DOBUTAMINE; ISOTOPE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THALLIUM 201; TRACER;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042387842     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(03)00496-3     Document Type: Article

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