Effect of detector energy response on image quality of myocardial perfusion SPECT

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 4043-4046

  Volokh, Lana ^a   Hugg, James ^b   Blevis, Ira ^a   Asma, Evren ^b   Jansen, Floris ^b   Manjeshwar, Ravindra ^b  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (Israel)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; CARDIAC SPECT; COLLIMATOR-DETECTOR RESPONSE; CZT DETECTORS; DATA SPECTRUM; DETECTOR ENERGY; EMISSION DATA; ENERGY RESPONSE; FIXED ENERGY; GE HEALTHCARES; HIGH RESOLUTION CT; LOW DOSE; MEASURED DATA; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; PINHOLE COLLIMATION; PINHOLE COLLIMATORS; POINT SOURCES; PROJECTION DATA; RECONSTRUCTED IMAGE; SCATTERED PHOTONS; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECT IMAGES; TORSO PHANTOM; ULTRA-FAST;

DETECTORS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE QUALITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SIMULATORS; TECHNETIUM; Z TRANSFORMS;

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EID: 67649188812     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774172     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Philips CardioMD uses conventional NaI:Tl detectors, http://www.medical. philips.com/main/products/nuclearmedicine/products/cardiomd/
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5. Spectrum Dynamics D-SPECT uses novel CZT detectors, http://www.spectrum- dynamics.com/