Application of gamma camera imaging and SPECT systems in chemical processes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 19-25

  Kantzas, Apostolos ^a,b   Hamilton, Kelly ^a,b   Zarabi, Taghi ^a   Bhargava, Amit ^a   Wright, Ian ^a   Brook, Glen ^a   Chen, Jinwen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Tomographic Imaging and Porous Media Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical processes; Flow imaging; Gamma camera; SPECT imaging

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SOLIDS;

GAMMA CAMERA; RADIO PHARMACEUTICALS;

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS;

CAMERA; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; IMAGING METHOD; LIQUID-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; MEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 0034656292     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00148-5     Document Type: Article

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