An overview of clinical PET/CT

Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Rahmim, Arman ^a,b   Wahl, Richard L ^c,d,e,f  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Division on Nuclear Medicine   (United States)

^e PET Center   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

2D vs. 3D; Anatometabolic imaging; BGO; Brain imaging; Cardiology; Clinical; FDG; GSO; LSO; LYSO; Oncology; PET CT

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33846781422     PISSN: 16812824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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