Radionuclide techniques for evaluating dilated cardiomyopathy and ischemic cardiomyopathy

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 113; no. 5; p. 392
• Main Authors: Tian, Y, Liu, X, Shi, R, Liu, Y, Wu, Q, Zhang, X
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China 01.05.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Cardiomyopathies - diagnostic imaging; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnostic imaging; Female; Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; Heart - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radionuclide Imaging - methods; Radiopharmaceuticals

To assess the clinical significance of radionuclide techniques in evaluating dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and ischemic cardiomyopathy (CAD-CM). 28 patients with DCM and 55 patients with CAD-CM were studied. All patients underwent 99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion SPECT and 18F-FDG myocardial metabolic...