U-SPECT-II: An ultra-high-resolution device for molecular small-animal imaging

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 599-605

  Van Have, Frans Der ^a,b   Vastenhouw, Brendan ^a,b   Ramakers, Ruud M ^a   Branderhorst, Woutjan ^a   Krah, Jens O ^c   Ji, Changguo ^a   Staelens, Steven G ^d   Beekman, Freek J ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MILabs BV   (Netherlands)

^c TH Köln University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Molecular imaging; Pinhole; Reconstruction; Small animal; SPECT

Indexed keywords

OXIDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 111; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; GEOMETRY; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY; MALE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 63849284181     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.108.056606     Document Type: Article

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