Transverse section imaging with carbon-11 labeled carbon monoxide

The inhalation of small quantities of carbon-11 labeled carbon monoxide results in a useful red cell label to identify vascular structures in the body and quantitate red cell concentration in tissues. Transverse section images are obtained using PC-II, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Positr...

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Published inJournal of computer assisted tomography Vol. 2; no. 5; p. 533
Main Authors Brownell, G L, Cochavi, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1978
Subjects
Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Radioisotopes
Erythrocytes - diagnostic imaging
Head - diagnostic imaging
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Neck - diagnostic imaging
Portal Vein - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:The inhalation of small quantities of carbon-11 labeled carbon monoxide results in a useful red cell label to identify vascular structures in the body and quantitate red cell concentration in tissues. Transverse section images are obtained using PC-II, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Positron Camera. Attenuation correction is performed either by means of transmission data or by analytical methods. Sets of transverse section images give information on red cell distribution in head and torso. Such images may be useful in identifying vascular abnormalities or in quantitating red cell physiology.
ISSN:0363-8715
DOI:10.1097/00004728-197811000-00001