Risk stratification with attenuation corrected stress Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in the absence of ECG-gating due to arrhythmias

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-539

  Baghdasarian, Sarkis B ^a   Noble, Gavin L ^b   Ahlberg, Alan W ^c,d   Katten, Deborah ^c,d   Heller, Gary V ^c,d  

^a DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER   (United States)

^b Bend Memorial Clinic   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation correction; ECG gating; Prognosis; SPECT

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION ATTENUATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 70249120395     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9071-3     Document Type: Article

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