Assessment of the arterial input function for estimation of coronary flow reserve by single photon emission computed tomography: Comparison of two different approaches

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2034-2041

  Storto, Giovanni ^a   Soricelli, Andrea ^b   Pellegrino, Teresa ^c   Petretta, Mario ^c   Cuocolo, Alberto ^c  

^a REFERRAL CANCER CENTER OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SDN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial input function; Coronary flow reserve; Sestamibi imaging

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 71849097334     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1186-x     Document Type: Article

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