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• Neutron stimulated emission computed tomography — (NSECT) uses induced gamma emission through neutron inelastic scattering to generate images of the spatial distribution of elements in a sample.[1] Contents 1 NSECT mechanism 2 Clinical Applications …   Wikipedia

• Single photon emission computed tomography — (SPECT, or less commonly, SPET) is a nuclear medicine tomographic imaging technique using gamma rays. It is very similar to conventional nuclear medicine planar imaging using a gamma camera. However, it is able to provide true 3D information.… …   Wikipedia

• single photon emission computed tomography — n a medical imaging technique that is used esp. for mapping brain function and that is similar to positron emission tomography in using the photons emitted by the agency of a radioactive tracer to create an image but that differs in being able to …   Medical dictionary

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• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography — Die Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) (dt. Einzelphotonen Emissions Tomografie[1][2]) ist ein diagnostisches Verfahren zur Herstellung von Schnittbildern lebender Organismen. SPECT Bilder zeigen die Verteilung eines… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• single-photon emission computed tomography — SPECT. A special type of computed tomography (CT) scan in which a small amount of a radioactive drug is injected into a vein and a scanner is used to make detailed images of areas inside the body where the radioactive material is taken up by the… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Computed tomography laser mammography — (CTLM) is the trademark of Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (IDSI, USA) for its optical tomographic technique for female breast imaging. This medical imaging technique uses laser energy in the near infrared region of the spectra, to detect… …   Wikipedia

• single photon emission computed tomography — ▪ imaging technique  imaging technique used in biomedical research and in diagnosis. SPECT is similar to positron emission tomography (PET), in which a compound labeled with a positron emitting radionuclide is injected into the body; however, its …   Universalium

• positron emission computed tomography — see positron emission tomography …   Medical dictionary

• single photon emission computed tomography — noun : a medical imaging technique that is used especially for mapping brain function and that is similar to positron emission tomography in using the photons emitted by the agency of a radioactive tracer to create an image but that differs in… …   Useful english dictionary

• single-photon emission computed tomography — (SPECT) a type of tomography in which gamma photon–emitting radionuclides are administered to patients and then detected by one or more gamma cameras rotated around the patient. From the series of two dimensional images produced, a three… …   Medical dictionary