Evaluation of left atrial function by 99mTc gated blood pool scan |
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| Authors: | Y Kawamura J Yamazaki I Okuzumi T Muto M Wakakura K Okamoto R Aoki M Iida T Morishita T Nakagome |
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| Institution: | First Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | 99mTc gated blood pool scans were studied to assess the left atrial function. Relationship between filling time and rapid emptying time was y = 0.695 x + 109 (r = 0.761, p less than 0.05, n = 14) in LAO and LPO projections. On the other hand, relationship between slow filling and rapid emptying time was good closely (y = 0.846 x + 16.9 (p less than 0.01, r = 0.975, n = 8] in standard and retrograde acquisition. To assess the left atrial function by standard acquisition in LAO projection should be available for clinical use. |
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