Temporal evolution of administered activity in cardiac gated SPECT and patients' effective dose: Analysis of an historical series

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 325-330

  Marcassa, C ^a   Zoccarato, O ^a   Calza, P ^a   Campini, R ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gated SPECT; Myocardial perfusion imaging dosimetry; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CARDIOLOGIST; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873990093     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-012-2287-5     Document Type: Article

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