Processing
- Check QC and 3D images in cinematic display for movement before starting processing (correct if present). Reconstruct with iterative algorythm (OSEM).
- Note LV size .
- Read metabolic slices on the computer screen and in printouts, using color scales or invert black and white.
- Review polar map images and quantification data.
- Describe match and mismatch defects comparing with perfusion study.
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