Myocardial blood flow measurement by PET: technical aspects and clinical applications.
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چکیده
The availability of plastic microspheres labeled with different -emitting isotopes has allowed the quantification of blood flow in different organs, including the heart (1). In the past 3 decades this has made it possible to study the changes in myocardial blood flow (MBF) under different physiologic and pathophysiologic conditions in experimental animals. In a similar fashion, the development of PET has allowed the noninvasive quantification of regional MBF in healthy humans and patients with different cardiovascular diseases. This article summarizes how PET measurement of MBF has contributed to advance our understanding of cardiac physiology and pathophysiology.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
دوره 46 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005