Comparison of left ventricular contraction homogeneity index using SPECT gated blood pool imaging and planar phase analysis

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-85

  Harel, François ^a   Finnerty, Vincent ^a   Grégoire, Jean ^a   Thibault, Bernard ^a   Khairy, Paul ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; Contraction homogeneity index; single photon emission computed tomography gated blood pool imaging

Indexed keywords

AMERSCAN; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; STANNOUS PYROPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD POOL SCINTISCANNING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 38649143696     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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