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The truncation artifact

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  1. Division of Nuclear Medicine, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Brian Wosnitzer MD, Ramesh Gadiraju MD & Gordon DePuey MD

  2. Department of Radiology , Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

    Gordon DePuey MD

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Wosnitzer, B., Gadiraju, R. & DePuey, G. The truncation artifact. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 18, 187–191 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9290-7

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Keywords

  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Dipyridamole
  • Perfusion Defect
  • Tomographic Image
  • Chest Circumference