Improved accuracy in estimation of left ventricular function parameters from QGS software with Tc-99m tetrofosmin gated-SPECT: A multivariate analysis

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 575-582

  Okizaki, Atsutaka ^a   Shuke, Noriyuki ^a   Sato, Junichi ^a   Ishikawa, Yukio ^a   Yamamoto, Wakako ^a   Kikuchi, Kenjiro ^a   Aburano, Tamio ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Multivariate analysis; QGS; Tc 99m tetrofosmin

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0242577270     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03006671     Document Type: Article

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