Inter-institution preference-based variability of ejection fraction and volumes using quantitative gated SPECT with 99mTc-tetrofosmin: A multicentre study involving 106 hospitals

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-133

  Nakajima, Kenichi ^b   Nishimura, Tsunehiko ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Gated SPECT; Inter institution reproducibility; Left ventricular volume; Multicentre study

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PERFUSION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 31444440107     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-005-1916-7     Document Type: Article

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