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Basic physical principles of cardiac imaging systems

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The intent of this chapter is to provide an overview of the basic physics in cardiac imaging systems, excluding magnetic resonance imaging. A later chapter describes both the physics of magnetic resonance imaging as well as preliminary clinical results. Most current imaging systems can be classified into one of two categories, those generating images of projections and those generating tomograms.

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  1. Charles R. Meyer
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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Andrew J. Buda M.D.

  2. School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    Edward J. Delp Ph.D.

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Meyer, C.R. (1985). Basic physical principles of cardiac imaging systems. In: Buda, A.J., Delp, E.J. (eds) Digital Cardiac Imaging. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4996-6_3

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