2012
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction
Jovin IS, Ebisu K, Liu Y, Finta LA, Oprea AD, Brandt CA, Dziura J, Wackers FJ. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction. Congestive Heart Failure 2012, 19: 130-134. PMID: 23241105, DOI: 10.1111/chf.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLVEF of patientsLeft ventricular ejection fractionLower peak filling ratePeak filling rateEnd-diastolic volumeNormal peak filling ratesEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fractionDiastolic dysfunctionAsymptomatic patientsEjection fractionLow left ventricular ejection fractionNormal left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular end-diastolic volumeMild systolic dysfunctionNormal systolic functionEDV indexSystolic dysfunctionSystolic functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyPatientsDysfunctionRepeat scansFilling rateAngiocardiography
2005
New hybrid count- and geometry-based method for quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from ECG-gated SPECT: Methodology and validation
Liu YH, Sinusas AJ, Khaimov D, Gebuza BI, Wackers FJ. New hybrid count- and geometry-based method for quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from ECG-gated SPECT: Methodology and validation. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2005, 12: 55-65. PMID: 15682366, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2004.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsElectrocardiographyFemaleGated Blood-Pool ImagingHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedPhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Dysfunction, Left