PET vs. SPECT: In the context of ongoing developments (Review article)

Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 1-20

  Rahmim, Arman ^a  

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

Author keywords

Animal imaging; Attenuation; Collimator; Dual isotope imaging; Dynamic imaging; PET; Random coincidence; Sensitivity; Spatial resolution; SPECT; Temporal resolution; Time of Flight

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; RUBIDIUM; TRACER;

COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33747894103     PISSN: 16812824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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