1994
Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty
Haronian H, Sinusas A, Remetz M, Brennan J, Cabin H, Zaret B, Wackers F. Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 150-158. PMID: 9420682, DOI: 10.1007/bf02984087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular geometryAltered left ventricular geometryCoronary angioplastyRegional wall motionVentricular geometryEnd-diastolic imagesMyocardial perfusionExercise-induced myocardial ischemiaAbnormal regional wall motionMyocardial risk areaTransluminal coronary angioplastyQuantitative defectsExperimental animal modelsPlanar myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion imagingQuantitative technetiumResultsNine patientsVentricular functionCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionVessel occlusionMyocardial ischemiaPerfusion defectsWall motion
1989
Heterogeneous signal intensity in magnetic resonance images of hypertrophied left ventricular myocardium
Zahler R, Chelmow D, Gore J, Wilkens K, Pope C, Sostman H, Meese R, Negro-Vilar R, Herfkens R, Wackers F, Zaret B. Heterogeneous signal intensity in magnetic resonance images of hypertrophied left ventricular myocardium. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1989, 7: 517-528. PMID: 2532699, DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(89)90405-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular hypertrophyVentricular hypertrophyLeft ventricular hypertrophy patientsHypertrophy patientsMagnetic resonance imagesHuman left ventricular hypertrophyDuration of diseaseCongestive heart failureHeterogeneous signal intensityLeft ventricular myocardiumMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagesElectrocardiographic abnormalitiesHeart failureAortic bandingPathologic changesHypertrophied myocardiumEnd-diastolic imagesVentricular myocardiumPatientsHypertrophyResonance imagingEnd-systolic imagesNormal tissuesTissue characterization algorithm