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A perspective on the usefulness of computers in nuclear medicine

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A computer system in clinical nuclear medicine has a wide variety of operations which it can perform. These range from simple data acquisition and tabulation to elaborate temporal and spatial reconstructions. Simultaneous recording of physiological data has also expanded the number of nuclear medical studies possible. The multiple-gated cardiac equilibrium analysis is the primary example of this format which has evolved rapidly with the availability of inexpensive central memory. Decreasing size and cost of processor units recently have led to the development of multiple processor systems. In some cases, the peripheral devices have a microprocessor already built in. The total cost of the computer system is essentially dictated by the number of peripheral devices.

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Williams, L.E., Loken, M.K. A perspective on the usefulness of computers in nuclear medicine. La Ricerca Clin. Lab. 10, 433–443 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905353

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