Quantification of left ventricular regional functions using ECG-gated myocardial perfusion SPECT - Validation of left ventricular systolic functions

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 449-456

  Yamamoto, Akira ^a   Hosoya, Tetsuo ^b   Takahashi, Naoto ^a   Iwahara, Shin Ichiro ^a   Munakata, Kazuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Daiichi Radioisotope Laboratories Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gated myocardial perfusion SPECT; Left ventricle; Quantitative analysis; Regional function

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33749629398     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: 09147187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987253     Document Type: Article

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