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Data Processing in Nuclear Cardiology

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Part of the book series: Developments in Nuclear Medicine ((DNUM,volume 8))

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The introduction of digital data processing into nuclear medicine dates back to 1963/64 when first reports on the development of computer scintigraphic systems were published (1–4). With regard to dynamic cardiac studies, connecting the gamma camera to a dedicated computer was a major breakthrough in the late 60’s (5–7). The linkage allowed data to be acquired in a digital format and subsequently analyzed to give quantitative information on parameters of ventricular function. The latest generation of mini- and microcomputers have provided us with high speed data transfer rates and tremendous data storage capacity (8). These technological achievements have led to rapid advances in nuclear cardiology, which is more dependant on the computer than are any other areas of nuclear imaging.

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Knopp, R., Winkler, C. (1985). Data Processing in Nuclear Cardiology. In: Biersack, H.J., Cox, P.H. (eds) Radioisotope studies in cardiology. Developments in Nuclear Medicine, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5022-1_2

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