SPECT imaging of fluorine-18.
J Nucl Med
; 36(8): 1472-5, 1995 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-7629597
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED The objective of this work was to determine the potential clinical usefulness of SPECT to image 511-keV annihilation photons. METHODS:
A triple-headed gamma camera equipped with ultra-high-energy collimators was used to image 18F. Sensitivity measurements were carried out and the FWHM and FWTM were determined in air and for a unit-density scattering medium. Additionally, tomographic phantom studies were acquired to evaluate image quality.RESULTS:
The sensitivities of the three cameras were, for all practical purposes, identical. At a source-to-collimator distance of 100 mm, the FWHM and FWTM were 13 and 29 mm, respectively. A tomographic phantom study demonstrated that spheres with a diameter of 20 mm were well resolved when filled with 18F activity and placed inside a water-filled phantom.CONCLUSION:
The triple-headed SPECT camera in this investigation is a practical means of acquiring tomographic 18F images. The reconstructed slices were of sufficient quality to be of value in some clinical studies.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador
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Radioisótopos de Flúor
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Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nucl Med
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos