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European Heart Journal 1981 2(2):97-107;
Copyright © 1981 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1981, by The European Society Of Cardiology

Radionuclide methods for the evaluation of ventricular function

W. H. KNAPP*,, D. S. DYMOND{dagger},{ddagger}, P. L. MALFANTI§, E. OGRIS||, O. PACHINGER, H. SOCHOR, K. VYSKA** and S. WALTON{dagger}{dagger}

*Institute for Nuclear Medicine, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg Germany
{dagger}{dagger}Department of Cardiology, St. Batholomew's Hospital London, England
§cattedra di Malattie dell' Apparato, Cardiovascolare, Universita di Firenze Italy
||Isotopenlaboratorium, Krankenhaus der Stadt WienLainz, Wien Austria
¶Kardiologische Universita{diaeresis}tsklinkik, Wien Austria
**Institut fur Medizin, Kernforschungsanlage Julich, Germany
{dagger}{dagger}Middlesex Hospital London, England

Received 4 January 1980; revised 17 November 1980; .

Requests for reprints to :Dr W. H. Knapp, institute for Nuclear Medicine, German, Cancer Research Center, Postfach 101949 6900 Heidelberg I, West Germany

Abstract

The recent and rapid development of cardiovascular nuclear medicine has resulted in a large number of major technological advances which have made possible the accurate evaluation of cardiac function by isotope methods.

This review has been prepared in an attempt to summarize the typical and most salient features of the currently available techniques. The relative advantages and disadvantages of first pass, gated equilibrium and single probe studies are discussed. In addition, an attempt has been made to outline the clinical significance and relevance of some of the techniques in modern day cardiological practice. The aim is to help cardiologists to decide which methods are the most suitable for individual diagnostic and research requirements. All the methods discussed may be performed on commercially available detecting devices.

Key Words: Radionuclides • gated pool scan • gamma camera


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