Accuracy of image fusion of normal upper abdominal organs visualized with PET/CT

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 597-602

  Nakamoto, Yuji ^a   Tatsumi, Mitsuaki ^a   Cohade, Christian ^a   Osman, Medhat ^a   Marshall, Laura T ^a   Wahl, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; CT; FDG; Misregistration; PET

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; GERMANIUM; GERMANIUM 68; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOTION; ORGAN SIZE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPLEEN; THICKNESS;

EID: 0038669311     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-002-1080-2     Document Type: Article

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