PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Harpen, Michael D.
AU  - Dubuisson, Robert L.
AU  - Moates, Mariam G.
AU  - Stringfellow, Lesa R.
TI  - Quantitative Evaluation of Cardiac Volumes and Outputs: Technical Aspects
DP  - 1983 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 107--110
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/11/3/107.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/11/3/107.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1983 Sep 01; 11
AB  - In addition to the ejection fractions and wall motion evaluations reported through conventional equilibrium gated blood pool scans, left ventricular volumes and cardiac output values may also be obtained. We describe a cardiac function study based on a model of the kinetics of a bolus of technetium-99m-labeled red cells through the left ventricle (1). Data acquisition requires only a slight modification of the conventional gated procedure. The method described has become a valuable adjunct to conventional radionuclide procedures for evaluation of left ventricular function at our institution.