FDG imaging of lung nodules: A phantom study comparing SPECT, camera- based PET, and dedicated PET

Radiology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 823-828

  Coleman, R Edward ^a   Laymon, Charles M ^a   Turkington, Timothy C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission CT (ECT), technology; Fluorine; Glucose; Lung neoplasms, radionuclide studies; Lung, nodule

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG TUMOR; PHANTOM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032976092     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.210.3.r99mr18823     Document Type: Article

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