Selection of collimator for rcbf studies and evaluation of triple-headed spet using noise-resolution plots

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 655-661

  Arlig A ^a   Jacobsson, L ^a   Larsson, A ^a   Wikkelso C ^a   Ljungberg, M ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN REGION; IMAGE QUALITY; SIMULATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030761579     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199707000-00010     Document Type: Article

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