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The overarching goal of nuclear medical imaging is to provide a diagnosis for a patient as accurate as possible. The main advantage for nuclear medical imaging compared to other methods is the ability to provide functional information. In particular, the sensitivity is much higher than with any other medical imaging method (see Fig. 12.1). On the other hand, the spatial resolution and temporal resolution of the nuclear medical imaging methods are typically limited compared to other imaging methods. In addition, nuclear medical imaging is always combating the most relevant problem in imaging which is noise.
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Hoeschen, C. (2013). Rules of the Thumb. In: Giussani, A., Hoeschen, C. (eds) Imaging in Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31415-5_12
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