Apparatus for radiation based imaging of a non-homogenous target area
having distinguishable regions therein, comprises: an imaging unit
configured to obtain radiation intensity data from a target region in the
spatial dimensions and at least one other dimension, and an image
four-dimension analysis unit analyzes the intensity data in the spatial
dimension and said at least one other dimension in order to map the
distinguishable regions. The system typically detects rates of change
over time in signals from radiopharmaceuticals and uses the rates of
change to identify the tissues. In a preferred embodiment, two or more
radiopharmaceuticals are used, the results of one being used as a
constraint on the other.