Nuclear cardiology, Part II: Scintigraphic evaluation of cardiac function.
Different methods are currently available to assess cardiac function, especially left ventricular ejection fraction, using either planar or tomographic imaging, first-pass or equilibrium techniques, and blood-pool or myocardial perfusion agents. This is the second article of a four-part series on nuclear cardiology. In this article the authors review the most widely used radiopharmaceuticals and methodologies.
Hambÿe
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AS
Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Everaert
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H
Maes
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A
Mesotten
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Vandevivere
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J
Mortelmans
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L
Franken
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D003326:Coronary Circulation; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011875:Radionuclide Angiography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology; D015646:Ventriculography, First-Pass
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals