Evaluation of one dimensional profile scans with a whole body counter--82bromide space in liver cirrhosis: concise communication.

One dimensional profile scans with a whole body counter are refocused with a linear space invariant filter in the frequency domain, 'Hanning' window and inverse system transfer function. Artifacts are eliminated in a way that a clinically applicable method is developed. Topographic information is achieved with the highly energetic nuclide 82bromide. The bromide space (extracellular volume) in patients with liver cirrhosis (n = 9) compared to normal subjects (n = 10) is increased most in the upper abdominal thoracic region.