Electrocardiogram-gated 18F-FDG PET/CT hybrid imaging in patients with unsatisfactory response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Initial clinical results

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-71

  Uebleis, Christopher ^a   Ulbrich, Michael ^a   Tegtmeyer, Roland ^a   Schuessler, Franziska ^a   Haserueck, Nadine ^a   Siebermair, Johannes ^a   Becker, Christoph ^b   Nekolla, Stephan ^c   Cumming, Paul ^a   Bartenstein, Peter ^a   Kääb, Stefan ^a   Hacker, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dyssynchrony; Gated 18F FDG PET CT; Hybrid imaging; ICD; Nonresponder; Phase analysis; Resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACEMAKER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79851485624     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.078709     Document Type: Article

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