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Comparison of Stress Echocardiography and Scintigraphic Techniques for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease

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Stress Echocardiography

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 149))

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Nuclear cardiology techniques may be used to diagnose coronary artery disease by the examination of myocardial function and perfusion at rest and during exercise. Because these methodologies are well established, the efficacy of stress echocardiography as an adjunct (or even, an alternative) warrants particularly careful consideration. However, despite the favorable record of the nuclear techniques, they have disadvantages with respect to cost (of imaging equipment, isotopes and disposables), patient convenience (particularly with thallium imaging) and availability. Nevertheless, the dominant issue in the selection of one or the other technique must be accuracy.

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Marwick, T., Melin, J.A. (1994). Comparison of Stress Echocardiography and Scintigraphic Techniques for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. In: Stress Echocardiography. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 149. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0782-2_7

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