MicroPET imaging with nonconventional isotopes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2119-2126

  Laforest, Richard ^a   Rowland, Douglas J ^a   Welch, Michael J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Positron emission; Positrons; Small animal imaging; Tomography

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; COPPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FLUORINE; GALLIUM; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE QUALITY; ISOTOPES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; POSITRONS; TECHNETIUM; X RAY CAMERAS;

MICRO POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036817371     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.803685     Document Type: Article

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