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Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 5/2017

01-10-2017 | Images that Teach

Ammonia PET imaging in young people with angina

Authors: Brett W. Sperry, MD, Wael A. Jaber, MD, L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, Gosta Pettersson, MD, David Majdalany, MD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 5/2017

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The assessment of chest pain in an adolescent or young adult is difficult given the low pretest probability of coronary artery disease. Congenital coronary anomalies are the most common coronary etiology of anginal symptoms in a young person. …
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Metadata
Title
Ammonia PET imaging in young people with angina
Authors
Brett W. Sperry, MD
Wael A. Jaber, MD
L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
Gosta Pettersson, MD
David Majdalany, MD
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0699-5

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