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Title: Evaluative studies in nuclear medicine research. Progress report, October 1, 1979-June 30, 1980

Abstract

Effort since the last progress report (September 1979) has been directed toward assessing the potential short and long term benefits of continued development and application and medical research of emission computed tomograhy (ECT). This report contains a review of existing ECT technology, including functional descriptions of current and proposed image systems, for both sngle-photon ECT (SPECT) and positron ECT (PECT) approaches. Medical research and clinical topics to which ECT has been, or may be, applied are presented. One such area of investigation involves the effects of stroke. The application of ECT to laboratory research, and to clinical diagnosis and prognosis, of stroke may result in improved management of the disease. An illustration of the potential savings in the cost of management of stroke due to the effects of applied ECT research is included. The results represent a compilation of data collected from conversations with, and conference presentations by, ECT users, researchers and image system designers, and from a review of the literature.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Michigan Research Center, Okemos (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5301345
Report Number(s):
COO-2777-04
TRN: 80-013979
DOE Contract Number:  
AS02-76EV02777
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ECAT SCANNING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; REVIEWS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOCUMENT TYPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTON EMISSION SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY; 550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Potchen, E J. Evaluative studies in nuclear medicine research. Progress report, October 1, 1979-June 30, 1980. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5301345.
Potchen, E J. Evaluative studies in nuclear medicine research. Progress report, October 1, 1979-June 30, 1980. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5301345
Potchen, E J. 1980. "Evaluative studies in nuclear medicine research. Progress report, October 1, 1979-June 30, 1980". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5301345. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5301345.
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abstractNote = {Effort since the last progress report (September 1979) has been directed toward assessing the potential short and long term benefits of continued development and application and medical research of emission computed tomograhy (ECT). This report contains a review of existing ECT technology, including functional descriptions of current and proposed image systems, for both sngle-photon ECT (SPECT) and positron ECT (PECT) approaches. Medical research and clinical topics to which ECT has been, or may be, applied are presented. One such area of investigation involves the effects of stroke. The application of ECT to laboratory research, and to clinical diagnosis and prognosis, of stroke may result in improved management of the disease. An illustration of the potential savings in the cost of management of stroke due to the effects of applied ECT research is included. The results represent a compilation of data collected from conversations with, and conference presentations by, ECT users, researchers and image system designers, and from a review of the literature.},
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year = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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