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1296592

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Line-source experiments were conducted to assess the performance of a gamma-camera equipped with a specially designed 511-keV collimator for the planar imaging of positron emitters. The results were compared with the camera performance with routinely used collimators and radionuclides (thallium-201, technetium-99m and gallium-67). With positron emitters, scatter contributed less to the widening of the line spread function than with radionuclides emitting lower photon energies. These observations can be explained by the relative deterioration in the discrimination power of the gamma-camera to reject scattered radiation at low energies. Planar 511-keV imaging may provide relevant clinical information, as we showed by fluorodeoxyglucose studies in a patient with a myocardial infarction and in a patient with a malignant lymphoma. It is concluded that positron emitters can be effectively applied for planar imaging with the generally available gamma-cameras. This study implies that radiotracers developed for positron emission tomography may find a place in the practice of conventional nuclear medicine.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-6997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Performance characteristics of a 511-keV collimator for imaging positron emitters with a standard gamma-camera.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article