Enhanced cross-talk correction technique for simultaneous dual-isotope imaging: A TL-201/Tc-99m myocardial perfusion SPECT dog study

Medical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1914-1923

  Knešaurek, Karin ^a   Machac, Josef ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Cross talk correction; Myocardial; Simultaneous dual isotope imaging; SPECT

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTION; CROSSTALK; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; ISOTOPES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; RESTORATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CANINE; CONVOLUTION EQUATIONS; CORRECTION TECHNIQUES; LEFT VENTRICLE CAVITY; MYOCARDIAL; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SPECT; SIMULTANEOUS DUAL-ISOTOPE IMAGING; SPECT;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; T-22 SMV; THALLIUM 201; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOG; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THEORY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0031441339     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598105     Document Type: Article

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