Processing
- Check QC and 3D images in cinematic display for movement before starting processing (correct if present).
- Reconstruct with iterative algorythm (OSEM).
- Read metabolic slices on the computer screen and in printouts, using color scales or invert black and white.
- Perform surface anatomic mapping.
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