Supine-prone SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: The poor man's attenuation compensation

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 338-

  Stowers, Stephen A ^a   Umfrid, Richard ^b  

^a St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTIFACT; BODY POSTURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037870703     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(03)00495-1     Document Type: Letter

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