Clinical applications of SPECT/CT : new hybrid nuclear medicine imaging system.

Integrated single photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography (SPECT/CT) has emerged as a diagnostic tool in medical imaging, where morphological markers are superimposed on anatomical images to allow a more thorough examination and higher levels of diagnostic accuracy. This publicat...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2008.
Series:IAEA-TECDOC ; 1597.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview of SPECT/CT technology
  • General nuclear medicine SPECT/CT procedures
  • Advantages of utilizing SPECT/CT
  • Further development of SPECT/CT with new radiopharmaceuticals
  • CT training imaging for nuclear physicians and technologists
  • Referral criteria for SPECT/CT
  • Concluding remarks.