Semiquantitative analysis of spect images using 99 tc m -hmpao in the treatment of brain perfusion after the attenuation correction by the chang method and the application of the butterworth filter

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 857-865

  Stelter, P ^a   Junik, R ^a   Krzyminiewski, R ^a   Gembicki, M ^a   SowinSKI J ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

99 Tc m HMPAO; Brain perfusion; Butterworth filter; Chang method; SPECT

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FILTER; FILTRATION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0034913869     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200108000-00003     Document Type: Review

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