1. Radionuclides, Instrumentation and Procedures
- Author
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Domingo Ortega-Alcalde and Santiago Aguadé-Bruix
- Subjects
Radionuclide ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,chemical and pharmacologic phenomena ,Blood flow ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,TRACER ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Environmental science ,Distribution (pharmacology) ,cardiovascular diseases ,Instrumentation (computer programming) ,Correction for attenuation ,Perfusion ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
The study of myocardial perfusion using radionuclides requires the use of a tracer that has a great avidity for the myocardium, a good uptake and distribution in the myocardium that is proportional to the regional blood flow.
- Published
- 2001
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