Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical device
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Anger camera
|
| gptkbp:canBe |
gptkb:SPECT_imaging
dynamic imaging whole-body imaging |
| gptkbp:combines |
gptkb:CT_imaging
ultrasound imaging MRI imaging |
| gptkbp:component |
photomultiplier tubes
display system collimator position logic circuits scintillation crystal |
| gptkbp:detects |
gamma radiation
gamma photons |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
1957
|
| gptkbp:enables |
early disease detection
functional imaging non-invasive imaging assessment of organ function monitoring of therapy quantitative imaging |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
gamma camera
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Hal_Anger
|
| gptkbp:measures |
distribution of radiopharmaceuticals
|
| gptkbp:produces |
planar images
|
| gptkbp:requires |
shielding
quality control calibration computer processing radioactive tracer scintillation detector electronic readout lead collimator patient injection |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:SPECT
cardiac imaging bone scans thyroid scans scintigraphy nuclear medicine imaging renal scans |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
cardiology
hospitals oncology endocrinology nephrology diagnostic centers |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:single-photon_emission_computed_tomography_(SPECT)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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