Published 1982 | Version v1
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Accurate determination of left ventricular volumes with gated blood pool studies using a direct measurement of photon attenuation

Creators

  • 1. University of California, Los Angeles, CA (USA)

Description

Scintigraphic measurement of left ventricular volumes is compromised by photon attenuation by tissue surrounding the heart. To overcome this problem, a technique is developed for direct measurement of the attenuation, which allows correction of volume determination obtained by the count method from equilibrium blood pool studies. The results show attenuation can be measured and accurate scintigraphic left ventricular volume estimates be derived provided individual correction for photon attenuation has been made

Part of:
Nuclear medicine and biology

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Pergamon.
Imprint Place
Paris (France)
ISBN
0-08-027-090-5
Imprint Title
Nuclear medicine and biology
Imprint Pagination
1141 p.
Journal Page Range
v. 2 p. 1297-1300.

Conference

Title
3. World congress of nuclear medicine and biology.
Dates
29 Aug - 2 Sep 1982.
Place
Paris (France).

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
14799299
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ATTENUATION; CORRECTIONS; DYNAMIC FUNCTION STUDIES; HEART; PHOTONS; SCINTISCANNING
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING

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