Ventilation/perfusion SPECT or SPECT/CT for lung function imaging in patients with pulmonary emphysema? [PDF]
PURPOSE To evaluate the utility of attenuation correction (AC) of V/P SPECT images for patients with pulmonary emphysema. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one patients (mean age 67.6 years) with pulmonary emphysema who underwent V/P SPECT/CT were ...
Doellinger, Felix +12 more
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Hybrid spect-CT for characterization of isolated vertebral lesions seen on bone scintigraphy: comparison with planar scintigraphy, spect and CT [PDF]
PURPOSEWe aimed to assess the role of single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT) for characterizing isolated vertebral lesions observed by bone scintigraphy compared to planar scintigraphy, SPECT, and CT, and to evaluate ...
Varun Singh Dhull, +12 more
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Dose Calculations of SPECT Simulations on Dynamical Targets with GATE / GEANT4
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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Scintigraphic assessment of bone status at one year following hip resurfacing : comparison of two surgical approaches using SPECT-CT scan [PDF]
Objectives: To study the vascularity and bone metabolism of the femoral head/neck following hip resurfacing arthroplasty, and to use these results to compare the posterior and the trochanteric-flip approaches.
Costa, Matthew L. +6 more
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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]
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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Aim. To reveal the association between disorders of myocardial blood flow and reserve, according to dynamic single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients with nonobstructive coronary ...
A. N. Maltseva +7 more
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Updated Perspectives on the Neurobiology of Substance Use Disorders Using Neuroimaging
Kevin S Murnane,1 Amber N Edinoff,2 Elyse M Cornett,3 Alan D Kaye3 1Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical ...
Murnane KS +3 more
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Introduction Stroke is a major cause of death and disability around the globe. The development of depression following a stroke further increases the disability and impairs functional recovery. In recent decades, despite the advancement in structural and
Pradeep Kumar Maurya +5 more
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[SPECT/CT diagnostics for skeletal infections] [PDF]
CLINICAL/METHODICAL ISSUE: Skeletal infections are often a diagnostic and clinical challenge. STANDARD RADIOLOGICAL METHODS: Nuclear imaging modalities used in the diagnostic workup of acute and chronic skeletal infections include three-phase bone ...
Spanjol, M, Klaeser, B, Krause, T
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