title: Computers in nuclear medicine: introductory concepts.
abstract: Computers play an important role in image and data processing in nuclear medicine. Applications extend from relatively simple mathematical processing of in vitro specimen assays to more sophisticated image reconstruction procedures for emission tomography. The basic concepts and terminology associated with computer applications in image and data processing in nuclear medicine are presented here.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D009683:Nuclear Medicine