Acute rest myocardial perfusion imaging for chest pain

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 470-481

  Kontos, Michael C ^a   Wackers, Frans J Th ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 4243162073     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2004.05.004     Document Type: Review

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