Published January 2009
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Journal article
Application of cardiac neurotransmission PET imaging
- 1. Nuclear Medicine Department, the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical Univ., Huhhot (China)
- 2. Molecule Imaging Modality, GE Healthcare China, Beijing (China)
Description
Cardiac neurotransmission PET with positron tracers is very useful to characterize myocardial neuronal diseases in primary cardioneuropathies or in secondary cardioneuropathies, and to monitor treatments. It mainly introduces the principle, method, tracers and clinical applications with cardiac neurotransmission PET with positron tracers, especially new nonepinephrine tracers. (authors)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 33
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 14-17
- ISSN
- 1673-4114
INIS
- Country of Publication
- China
- Country of Input or Organization
- China
- INIS RN
- 41073482
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADRENALINE; DIAGNOSIS; HEART; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- ADRENAL HORMONES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; BODY; CARDIOTONICS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HORMONES; NEUROREGULATORS; ORGANS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 2 figs., 1 tab., 17 refs.