Book Review: Noninvasive Technics in Cardiology

Isotope Technics in Clinical Cardiology.

THIS REVIEW is an attempt to answer two questions. First, are there any isotope technics available at the present time that are really useful in the care of patients? And second, what will be the role of isotope technics in clinical cardiology a few years from now? Historical Review The use of isotopes in clinical cardiology was introduced by Blumgart, Yens, and Weiss, who used radium C and a c...

{ CLINICAL PROGRESS Isotope Technics in Clinical Cardiology

Historical Review The use of isotopes in clinical cardiology was introduced by Blumgart, Yens, and Weiss, who used radium C and a cloud chamber to estimate the linear velocity of blood flow in an extensive series of studies starting in 1927.1, 2 Undoubtedly the major stimulus to the adoption of tracer technics came from the introduction of man-made radioisotopes after World War II. During the i...

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