Time-of-flight PET

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 268-275

  Lewellen, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH GERMANATE; RADIOISOTOPE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEVICE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0031854801     PISSN: 00012998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2998(98)80031-7     Document Type: Article

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