Abstract
The application of radionuclides to study the cardiovascular system was first investigated by Blumgart and Yens1 and Blumgart and Weiss2 in 1927.These investigators used radium C and a primitive radiation detector to study blood-flow velocity. In 1948 and 1949, Prinzmetal et al.3,4 described radiocardiograms of three patients with congenital heart disease using iodine-131 (131I), sodium iodine, and a Geiger-Mueller counter.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET |
Subtitle of host publication | Third Edition |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 128-161 |
Number of pages | 34 |
ISBN (Print) | 038732321X, 9780387323213 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)