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High-Resolution Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Small Animals
Published on: December 16, 2022
Clinical Impact of Cardiac-Gated PET Imaging
Stephan G Nekolla1, Julia Dinges1, Christoph Rischpler1
1Nuklearmedizinische Klinik der Technischen Universität München, Ismaningerstr. 22, D 81675 München, Germany.
Abstract:
Electrocardiogram-gated cardiac positron emission tomography is a valuable addition to the armamentarium of clinical positron emission tomography. It provides incremental diagnostic information and can be conveniently embedded into clinical protocols. In the same way electrocardiogram gating was added to myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography, it can be expected that this approach will be a standard component in the future.
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