Compared performance of high-sensitivity cameras dedicated to myocardial perfusion SPECT: A comprehensive analysis of phantom and human images

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1897-1903

  Imbert, Laetitia ^a,b,c,d   Poussier, Sylvain ^c,e   Franken, Philippe R ^f   Songy, Bernard ^g   Verger, Antoine ^c,d,e   Morel, Olivier ^d   Wolf, Didier ^a   Noel, Alain ^a   Karcher, Gilles ^c,d,e   Marie, Pierre Yves ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

^c Nancyclotep Experimental Imaging Platform   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

^g CENTRE CARDIOLOGIQUE DU NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Count sensitivity; CZT cameras; High speed SPECT; Myocardial perfusion imaging

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84870381755     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.107417     Document Type: Article

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