Advances in nuclear emission PET and SPECT imaging.

Improvements in technology and methods have resulted in a field that is ready to unlock the body's secrets. The advancements reviewed in this article are remarkable. Just ten years ago, SPECT myocardial tomograms exhibited a spatial resolution of close to 2 cm and PET scanners were prohibitivel...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:	IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 19, 5 (2000).
المؤلف الرئيسي:	Garcia, E.V
التنسيق:	مقال
اللغة:	English
الموضوعات:	1.8 mm. 10 y. 2 cm. AI techniques. PET imaging. SPECT imaging. Body's functions. Computer-assisted image interpretation. Inherently digital modalities. Medical diagnostic imaging. Multidimensional multimodality display. Nuclear emission imaging advances. Nuclear medicine. Physiologic imaging. Positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. Totally automatic analysis.