PET imaging using a triple-head gamma camera.
Clin Physiol Funct Imaging
; 22(5): 328-31, 2002 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-12487005
Interest in clinical fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) imaging with multiple-head gamma cameras is growing. To improve sensitivity, triple-head coincidence imaging has been proposed. We report our initial experiences with a triple-head coincidence gamma camera with 19 mm sodium iodide crystal thickness. Several positron emission tomography-image quality parameters were evaluated using a Carlson and line source phantom. The system sensitivity with two-dimensional axial shields was 830 cps kBq-1 ml-1 and maximum noise equivalent count rate 1900 cps for an 18F-activity of 50 MBq. The imaging resolution was in central axial 7.0 mm and in central transaxial 7.6 mm, respectively. The average scatter fraction in scattered media was 29%. Clinical brain, heart and whole body images studies with [18F]FDG were acquired and they show good correlation with the phantom image quality. As a conclusion, triple-head coincidence gamma camera provides relatively high-count rate imaging with good contrast and resolution.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Oligodendroglioma
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Sarcoidosis
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Clin Physiol Funct Imaging
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
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PATOLOGIA
Año:
2002
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Article
País de afiliación:
Finlandia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido