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Improved image quality with elliptical orbits and distance-weighted backprojection SPECT reconstruction

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The image quality of SPECT bone scans is enhanced through the use of distance-weighted filtered backprojection in association with elliptical orbit acquisition.

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  1. Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

    R. L. Eisner, W. A. Fajman & R. I. Pettigrew

  2. Medical Systems Group, General Electric Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    D. J. Nowak

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Eisner, R.L., Fajman, W.A., Nowak, D.J. et al. Improved image quality with elliptical orbits and distance-weighted backprojection SPECT reconstruction. Ann Nucl Med 2, 107–110 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03164954

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