Reduced administered activity, reduced acquisition time, and preserved image quality for the new CZT camera

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-44

  Oddstig, Jenny ^a   Hedeer, Fredrik ^a   Jögi, Jonas ^a   Carlsson, Marcus ^a   Hindorf, Cecilia ^a   Engblom, Henrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CZT detector; effective dose; image quality; Myocardial perfusion imaging; SPECT

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; ZINC;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAMMA CAMERA; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVITY; REST;

AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PERFUSION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TELLURIUM; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 84872679925     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9634-6     Document Type: Article

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