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01-06-2010 | Review Article

ASNC 2009 Plenary Session II: The Federal Government and Cardiac Imaging

Author: Kim A. Williams, MD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 3/2010

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The field of cardiac graphics has progressed from Blumgart’s use of radioisotopes to measure circulation time,1 to highly temporally and spatially resolved cardiac images from multimillion dollar imaging devices such as PET/CT hybrid imaging, capable of performing calcium scoring, coronary CT angiography, rest and stress perfusion imaging, absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow and flow reserve, ventricular function at rest and stress, and myocardial metabolism. …

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Title: ASNC 2009 Plenary Session II: The Federal Government and Cardiac Imaging
Author: Kim A. Williams, MD
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9208-4

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