title: Myocardial perfusion imaging in ischemic heart disease.
abstract: The ultimate clinical value of thallium-201 imaging depends, to a large extent, on the technical quality of the test and on an understanding of the fundamental clinical and physiologic principles of this imaging mode. This article offers an in-depth discussion of the underlying biokinetic concepts of thallium-201 imaging as well as the practical and technical considerations involved in its successful implementation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D004176:Dipyridamole; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D008722:Methods; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013793:Thallium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D004176:Dipyridamole; D013793:Thallium