High-resolution molecular imaging techniques for cardiovascular research

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-267

  Tsui, Benjamin M W ^a   Wang, Yuchuan ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; GERMANIUM; LUTETIUM; TRACER;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 20344400361     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2005.03.005     Document Type: Editorial

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