Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability
Soufer R, Dey H, Ng C, Zaret B. Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1995, 75: 1214-1219. PMID: 7778542, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80765-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCoronary DiseaseDeoxyglucoseFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionRadionuclide VentriculographyStroke VolumeTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Function, LeftConceptsPositron emission tomographySestamibi single-photon emissionSingle photon emissionCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial viabilityInferior wallArtery diseaseEmission tomographyFDG positron emission tomographySubset of patientsRegional ejection fractionDiscordant segmentsNonviable segmentsEjection fractionMethoxyisobutyl isonitrileRadionuclide ventriculographySestamibi protocolBlood flowMyocardial segmentsPatientsViable segmentsFluorodeoxyglucoseMIBITomographyDisease