Diagnostic accuracy of cadmium-zinc-telluride-based myocardial perfusion SPECT: impact of attenuation correction using a co-registered external computed tomography

Conclusion Attenuation correction with a co-registered external CT is feasible using CZT cameras and improves diagnostic accuracy mostly by improving specificity over uncorrected images.

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Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - August 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Caobelli, F., Akin, M., Thackeray, J. T., Brunkhorst, T., Widder, J., Berding, G., Burchert, I., Bauersachs, J., Bengel, F. M. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research