Medical Engineering - Emission Tomography
Channel: Andreas Maier
Date: 20/05/2021

In this video, we explore the tracer principle that allows using radioactive isotopes to image metabolism in nuclear medicine. In this video, we introduce the working principles of Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET).

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Reference
Maier, A., Steidl, S., Christlein, V., Hornegger, J. Medical Imaging Systems - An Introductory Guide, Springer, Cham, 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-96520-8, Open Access at Springer Link https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-96520-8

Video References
Doktor Klioze - Pet Imaging https://youtu.be/k2jnSmpHqzg
Automatic Collimator Changer https://youtu.be/E_zpIOzq9xM
Medical image Registration https://youtu.be/ZOlRVpOj9Vg

Music Reference
XTaKeRuX - White Crow https://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX/Empty_Grave/White_Crow
XTaKeRuX - Beast but not feast https://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX/Empty_Grave/Beast_but_not_least
XTaKeRuX - Shinigami https://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX/Empty_Grave/Shinigami
Damiano Baldoni - Gothic Trip with Thunderhorse https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Old_Beat/Gothic_trip_with_thunderhorse
Kai Engel - November https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Chapter_Four__Fall/Kai_Engel_-_Chapter_Four_-_Fall_-_08_November
Damiano Baldoni - A Ghra https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/A_GhrO