Oblique-angle tomography: a restructuring algorithm for transaxial tomographic data

Journal Article · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5578448

Borrello, J A; Clinthorne, N H; Rogers, W L; Thrall, J H; Keyes, Jr, J W

A set of contiguous transaxial tomographic sections obtained with a rotating-camera tomograph represents the full three-dimensional distribution of activity within a volume of the body. Tomographic sections in planes other than the origianl transverse plane can be produced from these data merely by resorting the data appropriately. The paper presents a simple and efficient algorithm for producing tomograms of the heart oriented either at right angles to the long axis of the left ventricle, or parallel to it. Tomograms in these orientations have specific advantages for imaging the heart and avoid some of the limitations seen in comparable tomograms obtained by the seven-pinhole technique.

• OSTI ID: 5578448
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 22:5; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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