Brain SPECT artifacts in patients having metallic cranioplasty

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 189-192

  Hackett, M T ^a   Shih, W J ^a   Kiefer, V H ^a  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

99mTc ethylcysteinate dimer; Brain imaging; Imaging artifact; Metallic cranioplasty; SPECT

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; METAL; TANTALUM; TRACER;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PHANTOM; SCALP; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTIFACTS; BONE PLATES; BRAIN; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0035673513     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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