Ventricular dyssynchrony assessed by gated myocardial perfusion SPECT using a geometrical approach: A feasibility study

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 421-429

  Van Der Veen, Berlinda J ^a   Al Younis, Imad ^a   Ajmone Marsan, Nina ^a   Westenberg, Jos J M ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Stokkel, Marcel P M ^b   De Roos, Albert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gated SPECT; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Nuclear imaging; Ventricular dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; GENDER; GEOMETRY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY;

CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84859651944     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1991-x     Document Type: Article

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