PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mesotten, Liesbeth
AU  - Maes, Alex
AU  - Hambÿe, Anne-Sophie
AU  - Everaert, Hendrik
AU  - den Maegdenbergh, V. Van
AU  - Franken, Philippe
AU  - Mortelmans, Luc
TI  - Nuclear Cardiology, Part I: Anatomy and Function of the Normal Heart
DP  - 1998 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 4--8
VI  - 26
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/26/1/4.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/26/1/4.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1998 Mar 01; 26
AB  - This is the first article of a four-part series on nuclear cardiology. This article introduces and reviews the anatomy and function of the normal heart. Future articles will develop the contribution of nuclear medicine techniques in evaluating myocardial perfusion, function and viability. This article describes the external and internal features of the heart and its vascularization, conducting system and physiological function. After reading this article, the reader should understand the anatomy and the function of the normal heart.