Imaging synchrony

Editorial

Elias H Botvinick et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Nov-Dec.

. 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):846-8.

doi: 10.1007/s12350-009-9151-4.

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Comment on

Optimization and validation of radionuclide angiography phase analysis parameters for quantification of mechanical dyssynchrony.
Wassenaar R, O'Connor D, Dej B, Ruddy TD, Birnie D. Wassenaar R, et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):895-903. doi: 10.1007/s12350-009-9119-4. Epub 2009 Jul 22. J Nucl Cardiol. 2009. PMID: 19626384

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