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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
High-resolution three-headed single photon emission computed tomography (SPET) equipped with fan-beam collimators was applied to myocardial perfusion imaging in infants aged from 1 to 11 months (n = 5). A tabletop designed specifically for infants was fixed on the SPET couch to reduce the radius of camera rotation to 13.2 cm. Significant improvement in resolution was achieved with the fan-beam collimators compared to parallel-hole high-resolution collimators. With the administration of approximately 37 MBq (26-44 MBq) 201Tl, 5 min acquisition time was possible for SPET imaging, which provided good image quality in all patients. Thus, a smaller administration dose is possible within a practical short acquisition time. High-resolution fan-beam SPET imaging can be a routine diagnostic method for heart disease in newborn babies and infants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0143-3636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
604-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
High-resolution cardiac SPET study using fanbeam collimators in infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article