Pediatric nuclear cardiology.
Semin Nucl Med
; 37(5): 382-90, 2007 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17707243
ABSTRACT
Echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging and, more recently, multidetector computed tomography, have led to major advances in noninvasive image assessment of anatomy in pediatric cardiology. The radionuclide methods often lack sufficient resolution to precisely characterize complex morphology in congenital heart lesions. However, these methods provide an accurate and reproduceable quantitative assessment of the physiological consequences of structural heart disease. These unique capabilities will continue to assure ongoing clinical relevance of radionuclide methodology, as is the case in the assessment of heart disease in adult cardiology.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pediatria
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Cardiologia
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Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão
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Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
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Infarto do Miocárdio
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Medicina Nuclear
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article