My Steve Dixon, a 55 year old male, has been admitted to the hospital for a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The Mr. Dixons cardiologist has ordered the nuclear medicine department to obtain a scan to measure to function of his right and left ventricles post–myocardial infarction. What is the name of the nuclear medicine scan being performed?

My Steve Dixon, a 55 year old male, has been admitted to the hospital for a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The Mr. Dixons cardiologist has ordered the nuclear medicine department to obtain a scan to measure to function of his right and left ventricles post–myocardial infarction. What is the name of the nuclear medicine scan being performed?

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter7: Instrumentation In Diagnostic Cardiology

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