Feasibility of simultaneous PET-MR perfusion using a novel cardiac perfusion phantom

Abstract Background PET-MR scanners are beginning to be employed for quantitative myocardial perfusion imaging. In order to examine simultaneous perfusion calculations, this work describes a feasibility study of simultaneous PET-MR of gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) and PET radiotracer in a n...

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Main Authors: Jim O’Doherty, Eva Sammut, Paul Schleyer, James Stirling, Muhummad Sohaib Nazir, Paul K. Marsden, Amedeo Chiribiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:European Journal of Hybrid Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41824-017-0008-9