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
2000
Reproducibility and accuracy of gated SPECT for determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction: experimental validation using MRI.
Vallejo E, Dione DP, Bruni WL, Constable RT, Borek PP, Soares JP, Carr JG, Condos SG, Wackers FJ, Sinusas AJ. Reproducibility and accuracy of gated SPECT for determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction: experimental validation using MRI. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2000, 41: 874-82; discussion 883-6. PMID: 10809204.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
195mGold for Assessment of Cardiac Function
Wackers F, Berger H, Hoffer P, Lange R, Zaret B. 195mGold for Assessment of Cardiac Function. Developments In Nuclear Medicine 1985, 197-221. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-5022-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac functionFirst-pass studiesGated cardiac blood pool imagingCardiac blood pool imagingInitial clinical experienceReticulo-endothelial systemEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyBlood pool imagingSerial assessmentRadionuclide angiocardiographyClinical experienceClinical useRadionuclide of choiceInteresting clinical applicationsRed cellsTc99Clinical applicationRadiotracerTotal numberHoursAngiocardiographyKidneyDoseMinimal time interval