Comparison of cardiac MR and 99mtc Sestamibi Spect in the evaluation of myocardial perfusion and viability in coronary artery disease

Objective - The present study was designed to compare the role of 99mTc sestamibi sciintigraphy (SPECT) and cardiac MR (CMR) in the detection of viable myocardium and to delineate myocardial scar tissue in patients with established chronic ischemic heart disease. Methods - Thirty six patients with e...

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Main Authors: A Kapoor, A Khanna, S Bhatia, G Mahajan, R Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2006-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.28997