Quantitative gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography improves the prediction of regional functional recovery in akinetic areas after coronary bypass surgery: Useful tool for evaluation of myocardial viability

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1328-1334

  Murashita, Toshifumi ^a   Makino, Yutaka ^a   Kamikubo, Yasuhiro ^a   Yasuda, Keishu ^a   Mabuchi, Megumi ^a   Tamaki, Nagara ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISPLAY SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344062928     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00822-5     Document Type: Article

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