Advances in SPECT camera software and hardware: currently available and new on the horizon

EG DePuey - Journal of nuclear cardiology, 2012 - Elsevier
A long-standing limitation of radionuclide myocardial perfusion SPECT is its relatively
lengthy acquisition time, as compared to stress echocardiography and cardiac CT. The …

Physical attributes, limitations, and future potential for PET and SPECT

EV Garcia - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Advances in SPECT and PET imaging hardware, software, and radiotracers are vastly
improving the non-invasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and function. In contrast to …

Transplantation and tracking of human-induced pluripotent stem cells in a pig model of myocardial infarction: assessment of cell survival, engraftment, and distribution …

C Templin, R Zweigerdt, K Schwanke, R Olmer… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Evaluation of novel cellular therapies in large-animal models and patients is
currently hampered by the lack of imaging approaches that allow for long-term monitoring of …

Impact of a new ultrafast CZT SPECT camera for myocardial perfusion imaging: fewer equivocal results and lower radiation dose

M Mouden, JR Timmer, JP Ottervanger… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The new ultrafast cardiac single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
cameras with cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT)-based detectors are faster and produce higher …

Advances in nuclear cardiac instrumentation with a view towards reduced radiation exposure

PJ Slomka, D Dey, WL Duvall, MJ Henzlova… - Current cardiology …, 2012 - Springer
Recent advances in nuclear cardiology instrumentation have enabled myocardial perfusion
imaging (MPI) with improved image quality and faster scan times. These developments also …

Cadmium-zinc-telluride myocardial perfusion imaging in obese patients

M Fiechter, C Gebhard, TA Fuchs… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
We have evaluated the impact of increased body mass on the quality of myocardial
perfusion imaging using a latest-generation γ-camera with cadmium-zinc-telluride …

Downstream resource utilization following hybrid cardiac imaging with an integrated cadmium-zinc-telluride/64-slice CT device

M Fiechter, JR Ghadri, M Wolfrum, SM Kuest… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Low yield of invasive coronary angiography and unnecessary coronary
interventions have been identified as key cost drivers in cardiology for evaluation of …

SPECT/CT–Technical aspects and optimization possibilities

W Römer - Der Radiologe, 2012 - Springer
Zusammenfassung Im Gegensatz zur Positronenemissionstomographie/
Computertomographie (PET/CT) sind die auf dem Markt angebotenen Single-photon …

SPECT/CT-Technische Aspekte und Optimierungsmöglichkeiten.

W Römer - Der Radiologe, 2012 - search.ebscohost.com
English In contrast to positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), the
currently available single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography …