Publication Date:
2019-01-25
Description:
A positron emission transverse tomograph device was developed which provides transaxial sectional images of the distribution of positron-emitting radionuclides in the heart. The images provide a quantitative three-dimensional map of the distribution of activity unencumbered by the superimposition of activity originating from regions overlying and underlying the plane of interest. PETT is used primarily with the cyclotron-produced radionuclides oxygen-15, nitrogen-13 and carbon-11. Because of the participation of these atoms in metabolism, they can be used to label metabolic substrates and intermediary molecules incorporated in myocardial metabolism.
Keywords:
AEROSPACE MEDICINE
Type:
Soc. of Photo-Opt. Instrumentation Engrs. Cardiovascular Imaging and Image Processing; p 277-283
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