Myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m MIBI in patients with left bundle branch block: Visual and quantitative assessment of anteroseptal perfusion for the diagnosis of left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis;Miokardiale perfusiebeelding met Tc-99m MIBI in pasiënte met linker bondeltakblok: Die visuele en kwantitatiewe beoordeling van anteroseptale perfusie vir die diagnose van stenose van die linker afdalende arterie

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Möller, Jacobus ^a   Warwick, James ^a   Bouma, Hymne ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; REST; STRESS; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ROC CURVE; SOFTWARE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 23444448421     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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