Recognition of subsegmental scintigraphic defects in virtual lung scintigraphy

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 728-733

  Chicco, P ^a   Magnussen, J S ^b   Mackey, D W ^b   Murray, I P C ^c   Van Der Wall, H V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c Nuclear Diagnostics   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MODEL; PHANTOM; PHOTON; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030823991     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199708000-00006     Document Type: Article

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