A comparison of Tl-201, Tc-99m sestamibi, and Tc-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in patients with mild to moderate coronary stenosis

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 488-494

  Reyes, Eliana ^a,b   Loong, Chee Y ^a,b   Harbinson, Mark ^b   Rahman, Shelley ^a,b   Prvulovich, Elizabeth ^c   Ell, Peter J ^c   Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos ^b   Underwood, S Richard ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary stenosis; myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; sestamibi; tetrofosmin; thallium

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33746996524     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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