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Radionuclides, Instrumentation and Procedures

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Myocardium at Risk and Viable Myocardium

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 234))

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The study of myocardial perfusion using radionuclides requires the use of a tracer that has a great avidity for the myocardium, a good uptake and distribution in the myocardium that is proportional to the regional blood flow.

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Ortega-Alcalde, D., Aguadé-Bruix, S. (2001). Radionuclides, Instrumentation and Procedures. In: Candell-Riera, J., Castell-Conesa, J., Aguadé-Bruix, S. (eds) Myocardium at Risk and Viable Myocardium. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 234. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0906-5_1

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