Overview of nuclear medical imaging instrumentation and techniques
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
Nuclear medical imaging is a well established method for obtaining information on the status of certain organs within the human body or in animals. This paper presents an overview of two commonly used methods, namely SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) and PET (positron emission tomography), as well as the emerging method of intraoperative probes with imaging capability. The discussion concentrates on the instrumentation requirements for these systems and on the potential for incorporating scintillating, wavelength-shifting, and fiber optic light guides into them. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 337490
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9711182--
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 450; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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