What is the purpose of emission computed tomography in nuclear medicine
ECT is a mathematical and physical concept, an instrument, a radionuclide tracer technique, a research procedure and it is certainly both an old (Kuhl began his work in the late fifties) and a new concept. It also has great and unique potential as a diagnostic technique. It is interesting that the basic principles of medical CT were exemplified and developed in Nuclear Medicine by Kuhl and coworkers and the concept of ''physiologic or function tomography'' provides a technique to advance the original charter of Nuclear Medicine in the use of radionuclides for the measure of metabolism and physiologic function.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). School of Medicine
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(04-1)-GEN-12
- OSTI ID:
- 7124661
- Report Number(s):
- UCLA-12-1110; TRN: 77-006665
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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