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BLOOD‐POOL SCANNING OF THE HEART AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID
Author(s) -
Andrews J. T.,
Steven L. W.,
Greenberg P.,
Murray R.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb107382.x
Subject(s) - pericardial effusion , medicine , cardiology , biomedical engineering
A technique is described for rapid and safe scanning of the heart blood pool. Its usefulness in differentiating a pericardial effusion from a dilated heart is illustrated by two examples. The merits of 113m In in this investigation are discussed and comparisons are made with other isotopes.