Published April 2010 | Version v1
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SPECT-CT: technology trail

Creators

  • 1. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai (India)

Description

Use of computed tomography (CT) in nuclear medicine is a reality now. Rapid growth of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in the present decade proves its clinical utility and acceptability in comparison to any upcoming imaging modality. It has revolutionized the nuclear medicine practice tremendously and made its impact in oncology. In the last 6 years, more than 50 PET-CTs have been installed in India since the inception of first PET-CT at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. Industry is expecting more growth in this segment as requirement and patient load are increasing

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 37-38
CODEN
IJNMEK

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
42014394
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CT-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IODINE 123; IODINE 131; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNETIUM 99
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOSES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES