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An overview of radiotracers in nuclear cardiology

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  1. The Nuclear Medicine Center of the National Council of Research (CNR), Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Wanda Acampa & Alberto Cuocolo

  2. IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy

    Concetta Di Benedetto

  3. Dipartimento di Scienze Biomorfologiche e Funzionali, Università Federico II, via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Alberto Cuocolo

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Acampa, W., Di Benedetto, C. & Cuocolo, A. An overview of radiotracers in nuclear cardiology. J Nucl Cardiol 7, 701–707 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1067/mnc.2000.109969

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Keywords

  • Myocardial Perfusion
  • Thallium
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Myocardial Blood Flow
  • Nuclear Cardiology