Optimization of the scintigraphic segmental anatomy of the lungs

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1987-1991

  Magnussen, John S ^a   Chicco, Peter ^b   Palmer, Amanda W ^b   Mackey, Douglas W ^b   Magee, Michael ^b   Murray, I Provan C ^b   Bautovich, George ^b   Allman, Kevin ^b   Storey, Geoffrey ^b   Van Der Wall, Hans ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lung scintigraphy; Monte Carlo simulation; Pulmonary embolism; Segmental anatomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CADAVER; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0031459062     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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