SPEM: a state-of-the-art instrument for high resolution molecular imaging of small animal organs

OBJECTIVE: To describe the Single Photon Emission Microscope (SPEM), a state-of-the-art instrument for small animal SPECT imaging, and characterize its performance presenting typical images of different animal organs. METHODS: SPEM consists of two independent imaging devices based on high resolution...

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Main Authors: Marilia Alves dos Reis, Jorge Mejia, Ilza Rosa Batista, Marycel Rosa Felisa Figols de Barboza, Solange Amorim Nogueira, Jairo Wagner, Francisco Romero Cabral, Petrick Marcellus Victorio Mendonça Davoglio, Vanessa Costhek Abílio, Geng Fu, Nan Li, Ling Jian Meng, Ming Chi Shih, Chin-Tu Chen, Edson Amaro Junior, Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082012000200015&tlng=en