Cardiac and neurological PET-CT applications

Cardiac and neurological PET-CT applications

The increasing prevalence of PET scanners will soon challenge this bias based on increasing access to PET imaging. [...] PET addresses potential pitfalls in image interpretation from attenuation artifacts inherent in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging such as from breast attenuation in women as well...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied radiology (1976) 2009-06, Vol.38 (6), p.9-17
Hauptverfasser: Costouros, Nick G, Hawkins, Randall A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Computer programs
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Heart attacks
Image processing
Medical imaging
Mortality
Nervous system diseases
Neurology
PET imaging
Technology application
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:The increasing prevalence of PET scanners will soon challenge this bias based on increasing access to PET imaging. [...] PET addresses potential pitfalls in image interpretation from attenuation artifacts inherent in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging such as from breast attenuation in women as well as in large patients, given the increasing trend of obesity in the United States.
ISSN:1879-2898
0160-9963
1879-2898
DOI:10.37549/AR1698