Evaluation of right ventricular function by NuSMUGA software: Gated blood-pool SPECT vs. first-pass radionuclide angiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 401-407

  Slart, Riemer H J A ^a   Poot, L ^a   Piers, D A ^a   Van Veldhuisen, D J ^a   Jager, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

First pass radionuclide angiography; Gated blood pool SPECT; Right ventricular ejection

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142247167     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025817731965     Document Type: Article

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