A high-sensitivity small animal SPECT system
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Ultra-high-resolution small- animal SPECT imaging
Today the majority of clinical molecular imaging procedures are carried out with single photon emitters and gamma cameras, in planar mode and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) mode. Thanks to the development of advanced multi-pinhole collimation technologies, SPECT imaging of small experimental animals is rapidly gaining in popularity. Whereas resolutions in routine clinical SP...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physics in Medicine and Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0031-9155,1361-6560
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/5/013