Clinical appraisal of current nuclear and other noninvasive cardiac diagnostic techniques

Journal Article · Tue Nov 23 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(76)90349-0· OSTI ID:7106956

Parisi, A F; Tow, D E; Sasahara, A A

At a time of rapid increases in the cost of medical care and the application of complex invasive procedures to cardiovascular diagnosis, the use of noninvasive methods has aroused interest. This report discusses the usefulness and limitations of various noninvasive diagnostic methods including nuclear medicine techniques, echocardiography, exercise electrocardiography and determination of systolic time intervals. Emphasis is placed on the applicability of these methods to specific disease processes (such as ischemic heart disease, cardiac valve disease, pulmonary embolic disease), their relative merits, future potential and present shortcomings.

• OSTI ID: 7106956
• Journal Information: Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States) Vol. 38:6; ISSN AJCDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
HEART
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
SCINTISCANNING