Impact of attenuation correction and gated acquisition in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: Results of the multicentre SPAG (SPECT Attenuation Correction vs Gated) study

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1890-1898

  Genovesi, Dario ^a   Giorgetti, Assuero ^a   Gimelli, Alessia ^a   Kusch, Annette ^a   Tagliavia, Irene D'Aragona ^a   Casagranda, Mirta ^a   Cannizzaro, Giorgio ^b   Giubbini, Raffaele ^c   Bertagna, Francesco ^c   Fagioli, Giorgio ^d   Rossi, Massimiliano ^d   Romeo, Annadina ^d   Bertolaccini, Pietro ^e   Bonini, Rita ^e   Marzullo, Paolo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Nuclear Medicine   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UTIC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attenuation correction; Cardiac perfusion imaging; Gated SPECT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OBESITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80455164707     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-011-1855-4     Document Type: Article

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