title: Nuclear medicine.
abstract: Combined SPECT perfusion and PET fludeoxyglucose F 18 metabolic imaging is emerging as a method for determining appropriateness of revascularization. Fusion of SPECT images with images from computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and PET is important for accurate localization of tumor foci, particularly for surgical decisions.
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga, USA.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Alazraki
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D016499:Radioimmunotherapy / Q000639:trends; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000639:trends; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States