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What Does It Mean and How Do We Measure It?

T he paper by Bonow et al' in this issue of Circulation reports important empirical observations on measuring myocardial viability in humans with the potassium analogue thallium-201. After obtaining standard 20'1f exercise and redistribution images, a second dose of 201TI was injected and a third (reinjection) image was obtained beginning 10-15 minutes later. The reinjection images identified v...

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participation, what does it mean?

participation has been with us since the inception of living in a family. participation developed in the matrix of religion and, two centuries ago, opend up its way in political systems of european countries. it supported the democratic principle of people's determining their own destiny. today, participation is considered a necessity for the total development of not only individuals, but ...

Size-specific dose estimation for CT: how should it be used and what does it mean?

1 From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 789 Howard Ave, TE2-230, New Haven, CT 06519-1304 (J.A.B.); and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla (R.L.M.). Received August 26, 2012; revision requested August 28; revision received and final version accepted August 30. Address correspondence to J.A.B. (e-mail: [email protected]).

Myocardial viability. What does it mean and how do we measure it?

T he paper by Bonow et al' in this issue of Circulation reports important empirical observations on measuring myocardial viability in humans with the potassium analogue thallium-201. After obtaining standard 20'1f exercise and redistribution images, a second dose of 201TI was injected and a third (reinjection) image was obtained beginning 10-15 minutes later. The reinjection images identified v...