Prediction of the left ventricular ejection fraction using cavity-to-myocardium count ratio and perfusion scores in myocardial perfusion SPECT

Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Kakhki, Vahidreza Dabbagh ^a   Zakavi, Seyed Rasoul ^a   Jabari, Hadi ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

99mTc sestamibi; Cavity to myocardium count ratio; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Left ventricular function; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GATED IMAGING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 4644253501     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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