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When transmission attenuation correction is available, a blank scan should be performed. This will form the baseline for attenuation correction but will also reveal transmission source problems and, in a dedicated system, defective detector blocks (Buchert et al. 1999).
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Abbreviations
- 2D:
-
two dimensions
- 3D:
-
three dimensions
- CFOV:
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central field of view
- DPET:
-
dual photon emission tomography
- FWHM:
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full width at half maximum
- FWTM:
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full width at tenth maximum
- IEC:
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International Electrotechnical Commission
- LSF:
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line spread function
- NEC:
-
noise equivalent count rate
- NEMA:
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National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
- PHA:
-
pulse height analyser
- ROI:
-
region of interest
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Hamilton, D. (2004). Dual Photon Imaging. In: Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06588-4_24
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