title: Myocardial technetium-99m-tetrofosmin single-photon emission computed tomography compared with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose imaging to assess myocardial viability.
abstract: Technetium-99m-tetrofosmin single-photon emission computed tomography at rest is practical for routine assessment of viability in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, underestimation of viability may occur compared with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose single-photon emission computed tomography, especially in the inferoposterior and septal regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arend F L
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Schinkel
authors.forename: Jeroen J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biagini
authors.forename: Abdou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elhendy
authors.forename: Ron T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: van Domburg
authors.forename: Roelf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valkema
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rizzello
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schouten
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simoons
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poldermans
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin