The shaded area in Fig. 2 corresponds to the dif ference between the chamber input and
output curves; it is a graphic representation of the difference between the integrals forming …

The validity of the dye dilution method for the determination of cardiac output has been
confirmed by Hamilton and his coworkers (1), as well as Doyle and his group (2). Reports …

Correctingfor the attenuationof photonsbetweenthe cardiacchambersand chest surfaceis
crucialfor accuratenongeometricventricularvolumedet… equilibrium …

Radionuclide blood pool imaging has been used to estimate intravascular fluid volumes of
the left side of the heart, i. & lung, 7• 9 and peripheral vessels. io. u Most of these …

A flow-based phantom has been developed to verify analysis routines most frequently
employed in clinical radionuclide cardiology. Ejection-fraction studies by first-pass or …

This chapter is a primer on the physics of radionuclide detection, flow physiology, and
methods of in vivo evaluation of myocardial metabolism and intercavitary flow by …

The hydrodynamic performance of heart chambers can be noninvasively investigated by
quantitative evaluation of tracer dilution curves. The application of nuclear medical …

Radionuclide Angiography RNA was performed 1-3 days following cardiac catheteriza tion
in 18patients and 3 days prior to cardiac catheterization in one patient. No subject had a …

InfluenceofAttenuationonRadionuclideStrokeVolumeDeterminations Page 1 Robert D.
Burow, Michael F. Wilson, Paul W. Heath, Carolyn R. Corn, Azhar Amil, and Who Thadani …

Figure 1 shows the resting values of ventricular output, stroke volume, and arterial pressure
plotted against the time prior to and following irradiation of the right ventricle with 20,000 r …