Essays about: "QGS"

Found 1 essay containing the word QGS.

  1. 1. LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY COMPARING 2D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND GATED SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) IN CLINICAL USE.

    University essay from Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Jim Andersson; [2009]
    Keywords : Cedar-Sinai quantitative gated SPECT; QGS; comparison; re-evaluation; subjective assessment;

    Abstract : Objectives The aim of this study was to compare left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) results derived from gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using Cedars-Sinai quantitative gated SPECT (QGS) processing software with results from 2D echocardiography, both obtained in routine clinical diagnostic use.   Methods Data from previously performed tests were obtained from 73 patients who had undergone both 2D echocardiography and gated SPECT within a time span of 6 months and had not had significant events that could influence LVEF. READ MORE