Method and apparatus for cardiac nuclear imaging

Details Method and apparatus for cardiac nuclear imaging Method and apparatus for cardiac nuclear imaging

1982-07-06

1984-07-10

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

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364414, 378901, G06F 1542, G01N 2304, A61B 600, G01T 1164

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044586884

ABSTRACT:
Counts of a gamma camera, acquired during a nuclear cardiac structure examination, which represent time-activity curves at different locations of a pixel matrix of the cardiac structure are fitted to a cosine wave function. From said fitted function the wave amplitude, phase, and an error value (representing the reliability of the acquired time-activity curve) are extracted. Finally, for each location in the pixel matrix said extracted values are simultaneously displayed as they are acquired.

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