Performance evaluation of small-animal multipinhole μsPECT scanners for mouse imaging

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 744-758

  Deleye, Steven ^a   Van Holen, Roel ^c   Verhaeghe, Jeroen ^a   Vandenberghe, Stefaan ^c   Stroobants, Sigrid ^b   Staelens, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multipinhole; Pinhole; Small animal imaging; SPECT

Indexed keywords

INDIUM 111; IODINE 125; TECHNETIUM 99M; RADIOISOTOPE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICRO SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NOISE; PHANTOM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPECT SCANNER; ANIMAL; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC USE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; MOUSE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; EQUIPMENT;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICE; RADIOISOTOPES; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 84889632957     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-012-2326-2     Document Type: Article

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