Ĉerenkov radioactive optical imaging: A promising new strategy

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 592-595

  Lucignani, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

9 [ 4 FLUORO(HYDROXYMETHYL)BUTYL]GUANINE F 18; ACTINIUM 225; COPPER 67; DESFERRIOXAMINE B ZR 89; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GALLIUM 68; INDIUM 111; IODINE 124; IODINE 131; LUTETIUM 177; OXYGEN 15; QUANTUM DOT; RADIOISOTOPE; SODIUM IODIDE I 131; STRONTIUM 90; TECHNETIUM 99M; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTRIUM 89; YTTRIUM 90;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOLUMINESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; CERENKOV LUMINESCENCE IMAGING; CERENKOV LUMINESCENCE TOMOGRAPHY; CERENKOV RADIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TUMOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; OPTICAL PROCESSES; RADIATION;

EID: 79953740453     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1708-6     Document Type: Review

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