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SYSTEM, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED, EMISSION

Known as: pet scanners, positron camera, pet scanner 
An emission computed tomography system is a device intended to detect the location and distribution of gamma ray- and positron-emitting radionuclides… 
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2005
2005
Regional myocardial perfusion and exogenous glucose uptake were assessed with rubidium-82 (82Rb) and 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose… 
2004
2004
Abstract57Co-bleomycin is useful in the detection and staging of lung cancer, but the long half-life of 57Co (270 days) has… 
1987
1987
The whole-body positron camera PC2048–7WB, manufactured by Scanditronix AB, is based on a detection unit with two scintillating… 
1986
1986
A high-efficiency cathode converter for 511-keV photons has been developed for incorporation into a multiwire proportional… 
1986
1986
Quantitative radionuclide imaging has been a principal objective of most groups working with emission tomography. Positron… 
1985
1985
Dynamic positron computed tomography (PCT) of the heart was performed with a high-sensitivity, whole-body multislice PCT device… 
1984
1984
The regional, non-invasive assessment of myocardial functional integrity with the aim of identifying normal, ischemic and… 
1979
1979
The potential utility of Na18F for acute infarct imaging was assessed in a canine model with a positron camera. Transverse… 
1975
1975
Rubidium-82 (75-sec half-life) is eluted from a 82Sr (25-day half-life) generator and infused into phantom and dog to show that…