A single CT for attenuation correction of both rest and stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: A retrospective feasibility study

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 148-155

  Ahlman, Mark A ^a   Nietert, Paul J ^b   Wahlquist, Amy E ^b   Serguson, Jill M ^b   Berry, Max W ^b   Suranyi, Pal ^b   Liu, Songtao ^a   Spicer, Kenneth M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

"reproducibility of results"; Emission computed; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Radiation dosage; Single photon; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84892621503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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