Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9172501 | Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This study demonstrates that electrocardiography-gated attenuation-corrected Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging improves specificity compared with electrocardiography-gated non-attenuation-corrected SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, especially in patients with BMI of 30 or greater.
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Authors
Randall C. MD, Gary V. MD, PhD, Lynne L. MD, James A. PhD, S. James PhD, Ernest V. PhD, Philip G. MS, Kelly L. MEd, Timothy M. MD,