2003
Comparison of 16-frame and 8-frame gated SPET imaging for determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction
Navare SM, Wackers FJ, Liu YH. Comparison of 16-frame and 8-frame gated SPET imaging for determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2003, 30: 1330-1337. PMID: 12838373, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-003-1231-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle photon emission tomographyEnd-diastolic volumeEnd-systolic volumePerfusion defectsEjection fractionMyocardial perfusionSPET imagesLV volumesLeft ventricular end-diastolic volumeVentricular end-diastolic volumeSmaller end-systolic volumeLarger end-diastolic volumeSignificant perfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion defectsRadiotracer doseHigher LVEFVentricular functionLow doseVentricular volumeEmission tomographyLV parametersDoseLVEFECG gatingPatients
1991
Validation of continuous radionuclide left ventricular functioning monitoring in detecting silent myocardial ischemia during balloon angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery
Kayden D, Remetz M, Cabin H, Deckelbaum L, Cleman M, Wackers F, Zaret B. Validation of continuous radionuclide left ventricular functioning monitoring in detecting silent myocardial ischemia during balloon angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1991, 67: 1339-1343. PMID: 2042565, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90462-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilent myocardial ischemiaLV ejection fractionLV dysfunctionMyocardial ischemiaEjection fractionLV functionBalloon inflationRelative end-systolic volumeTransient ST-segment depressionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyMean LV ejection fractionST-segment depressionContinuous electrocardiographic monitoringTransluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular functionST-segment changesEnd-diastolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeIschemic decreaseCoronary angioplastyVentricular functionElectrocardiographic changesElectrocardiographic monitoringBalloon angioplastyCoronary artery