99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for assessment of myocardial damage after radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 505-509

  Tzonevska, Antonia ^a   Tzvetkov, K ^a   Parvanova, V ^a   Dimitrova, M ^a  

^a National Oncology Center Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

99mTc MIBI; Breast cancer; Cardiac damage; Myocardial scintigraphy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; BREAST TUMOR; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; PROGNOSIS; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 33947526774     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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