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01-02-2017 | Editorial

Advances in image reconstruction software in nuclear cardiology: Is all that glitters gold?

Authors: Claudio Marcassa, MD, Orazio Zoccarato, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

The cornerstone results of nuclear cardiology in the last 25 years were obtained with the Filtered Back Projection as the preferred reconstruction method for tomographic studies. Recently, evolution of the OSEM iterative reconstruction algorithms was implemented by different vendors. The value and limitations of the new methods are briefly addressed.

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Title: Advances in image reconstruction software in nuclear cardiology: Is all that glitters gold?
Authors: Claudio Marcassa, MD
Orazio Zoccarato, PhD
Publication date: 01-02-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0534-z

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