A practical method for assessing quantitative scanner accuracy with long-lived radionuclides: The ARTnet insert [PDF]
Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and BiologyObjective(s): To address the problem of using large volumes of long-lived radionuclides in test phantoms to check calibration accuracy of PET and SPECT systems we have developed a test object which (a) contains less radioactivity, (b) has a low total ...
Dale Bailey +2 more
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Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background: In this research, we aimed to survey the added value of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in comparison with planar whole body bone scan to visualize bone metastatic lesions in patients with breast cancer. Methods: A total of
Seyed Mohammad Abedi +2 more
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Diagnostic performance of stress myocardial perfusion imaging for coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives To determine and compare the diagnostic performance of stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), using conventional coronary angiography (CCA) as the reference standard.
Genders, T.S.S. (Tessa) +4 more
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Going against the norm: validation of a novel alternative to brain SPECT normative datasets
Exploration of Medicine, 2020 Aim: Quantitative analysis of brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) perfusion imaging is dependent on normative datasets that are challenging to produce.
Lindsay M. Quandt, Cyrus A. Raji
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.Synopsis. The [68Ga]GaIII‐TREN‐CAM radiochelate selectively accumulates in Gram‐negative sites of infection and noninvasively monitors treatment response a siderophore antibiotic. ABSTRACT Positron emission tomography (PET) is an emerging tool under clinical investigation for the detection of bacterial infections.
M. Andrey Joaqui‐Joaqui +6 more
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Interictal brain SPECT in patients with medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy [PDF]
, 2002 The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of interictal brain SPECT in localizing the epileptogenic focus in a population of patients of Epilepsy Clinic of Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF/UFRJ), with medically ...
Alves-leon, Soniza Vieira +5 more
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Dose Calculations of SPECT Simulations on Dynamical Targets with GATE / GEANT4
Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 2019 Simulations of SPECT studies have been taken attention withthe fact that more accurate results can be constructed in medical imaging with developingcomputing techniques.
Sinan Kuday
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The role of preclinical SPECT in oncological and neurological research in combination with either CT or MRI [PDF]
, 2014 Preclinical imaging with SPECT combined with CT or MRI is used more and more frequently and has proven to be very useful in translational research. In this article, an overview of current preclinical research applications and trends of SPECT combined ...
Freek J. Beekman +5 more
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Heliyon, 2019 Background: Both transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and infused ketamine are recognized treatments for patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). A novel therapy named combination TMS with ketamine (CTK) is introduced.
Steven R.D. Best +2 more
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Determination of the Energy Windows for the Triple Energy Window Scatter Correction Method in Gadolinium-159 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using Monte Carlo Simulation [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2019 Introduction: In radionuclide imaging, object scatter is one of the major factors leading to image quality degradation. Therefore, the correction of scattered photons might have a great impact on improving the image quality.
Youssef Bouzekraoui +3 more
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