RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Women's health issues and nuclear medicine, Part I: Women and heart disease.
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 89
OP 92
VO 27
IS 2
A1 Mann, A
YR 1999
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/2/89.abstract
AB This is the first article of a four-part series on women's health issues and nuclear medicine. This article will review women and heart disease. After reading this article the technologist will be able to: (a) compare and contrast the differences in diagnosing coronary artery disease between men and women; (b) explain the importance of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging in diagnosing and stratifying risk of coronary artery disease in women; and (c) list and explain the technical challenges of imaging women's hearts.