title: Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction from technetium-99m-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile multiple-gated radionuclide angiocardiography.
abstract: Abnormal left ventricular function is a diagnostic indication of cardiac disease. Left ventricular function is commonly quantified by ejection fraction measurements. A novel approach for the determination of left ventricular ejection fraction from technetium-99m-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile multiple-gated radionuclide angiocardiography is presented. Data from 23 patients, symptomatic of cardiac disease, indicate that ejection fractions determined using the radionuclide technique correlate well with contrast X-ray single-plane cineangiography (r=0.83, p<10(-6)). Data from 14 of the patients indicate favorable correlation with technetium-99m-pertechnetate gated blood pool radionuclide angiocardiography (r=0.87, p<10(-4)).
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. Eng., St. Mary's Univ., San Antonio, TX.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rezaie
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Weiland