Noise reduction in the simplified reference tissue model for neuroreceptor functional imaging

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1440-1452

  Wu, Yanjun ^a   Carson, Richard E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional images; Positron emission tomography; Receptors; Simplified Reference Tissue model

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; CARBON 11; FLUMAZENIL; FLUORINE 18; RACLOPRIDE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN REGION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; KINETICS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMPLIFIED REFERENCE TISSUE MODEL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0036898647     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WCB.0000033967.83623.34     Document Type: Article

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