Radioisotope studies in cardiology [electronic resource] /

I. Basic Science -- Myocardial ischemia: a profile of its pathophysiological basis and its detection by nuclear cardiology -- Data processing in nuclear cardiology -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- The metabolism of radioiodinated free fatty acids in the heart -- II. Gated Blood-Pool Imaging -- Assessment of left ventricular global function -- Investigation of regional wall motion of the heart by means of radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) -- Evaluation of regurgitation in aortic and mitral valve insufficiency -- Gold195m for assessment of cardiac function -- III. Myocardial Perfusion -- Diagnostic utility of Tl201 imaging -- Visualization of myocardial blood-flow changes with intracoronary Kr81m -- Tc99m-DMPE, a potential substitute for Tl201 chloride? -- IV. Imaging with Fatty Acids, Infarct Imaging -- Imaging with I123 labelled fatty acids -- Myocardial infarct imaging with Tc99m (Sn) pyrophosphate -- V. Tomographic Techniques -- Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in nuclear cardiology -- Positron emission tomography (PET) of the myocardium -- VI. Impact of Radionuclide Techniques on Clinical Cardiology -- Impact of Radionuclide Techniques on Clinical Cardiology -- Author index.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Biersack, H. J. editor., Cox, P. H. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1985
Subjects:	Medicine., Nuclear medicine., Cardiology., Medicine & Public Health., Nuclear Medicine.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5022-1
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