Gated SPECT evaluation of left ventricular function using a CZT camera and a fast low-dose clinical protocol: Comparison to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1869-1875

  Giorgetti, Assuero ^a   Masci, Pier Giorgio ^a   Marras, Gavino ^a   Rustamova, Yasmine K ^b   Gimelli, Alessia ^a   Genovesi, Dario ^a   Lombardi, Massimo ^a   Marzullo, Paolo ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b AZERBAIJAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Azerbaijan)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

cMRI; CZT; Gated SPECT; Left ventricular function; Radiotracer low dose

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; TELLURIUM; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CADMIUM; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORGAN SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TELLURIUM; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; ZINC;

EID: 84888010478     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2505-9     Document Type: Article

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