Essays about: "nuclear medicine xeleris thyroid hyperthyroidism thyrotoxicosis monte carlo technetium iodine"

Found 1 essay containing the words nuclear medicine xeleris thyroid hyperthyroidism thyrotoxicosis monte carlo technetium iodine.

  1. 1. Volume calculation of the thyroid gland from SPECT images based on Monte Carlo simulations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Radiofysik; Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Niklas Palmqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : nuclear medicine xeleris thyroid hyperthyroidism thyrotoxicosis monte carlo technetium iodine;

    Abstract : In this study the volume determination which is a part of the doseplanning for patients with thyrotoxicosis was investigated. The aim was to find an accurate method to determine the active volume with single photon emission tomography (SPECT) which in several studies have shown better results than with the currently used method planar scintigraphy (PS). READ MORE