A reverse perfusion pattern during Technetium-99m stress myocardial perfusion imaging does not predict flow limiting coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Smith, E J ^a   Hussain, A ^a   Manoharan, M ^a   Testa, H J ^a   Curzen, Nick P ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Reverse redistribution; Technetium 99m Tetrofosmin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ATROPINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HYPOTHESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 4544334175     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000041951.48335.1a     Document Type: Article

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