Segmentation of gated Tl-SPECT images and computation of ejection fraction: A different approach

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 286-297

  Brigger, P ^a   Bacharach, S L ^a   Srinivasan, G ^a   Nour, K A ^a   Carson, J A ^a   Dilsizian, V ^a   Aldroubi, A ^b   Unser, M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

FDG PET; Gated blood pool imaging; Tl 201 SPECT

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033019060     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(99)90041-7     Document Type: Article

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