Goorden et al., 2013 - Google Patents
VECTor: a preclinical imaging system for simultaneous submillimeter SPECT and PETGoorden et al., 2013
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- Goorden M
- van der Have F
- Kreuger R
- Ramakers R
- Vastenhouw B
- Burbach J
- Booij J
- Molthoff C
- Beekman F
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- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Today, PET and SPECT tracers cannot be imaged simultaneously at high resolutions but require 2 separate imaging systems. This paper introduces a Versatile Emission Computed Tomography system (VECTor) for radionuclides that enables simultaneous submillimeter …
- 238000002603 single-photon emission computed tomography 0 title abstract description 145
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