Attenuation correction for single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-40

  Corbett, James R ^a   Kritzman, James N ^b   Ficaro, Edward P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM 153; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BREAST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAPHRAGM; EXERCISE TEST; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ATTENUATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTIFACT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCINTISCANNING; STANDARD;

ARTIFACTS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 2442622605     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-004-0063-2     Document Type: Review

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