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18602853

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
A system for taking static thyroid (99m)Tc images was devised by using multiple imaging plates (IPs) and a low-energy high resolution collimator. System spatial resolution of the IP systems and the gamma camera was determined by referring to standards set by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Sensitivity was represented by using lower detection limits (LDLs). The sensitivity and resolution of IP systems using 16 IP probes connecting two collimators and 9 IPs were determined by using a 20 ml thyroid phantom, and compared with the sensitivity of gamma cameras. The sensitivity of the IP systems increased in proportion to the number of IPs. The sensitivity and resolution of a probe using 6 IPs and a high resolution collimator were equivalent to or superior to the gamma camera for taking static thyroid (99m)Tc images. IP systems can be applied clinically as mobile static nuclear imaging devices. The performance of IP systems should be thoroughly investigated for combinations of various collimators and the number of IPs in order to verify their efficacy for imaging all organs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1120-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
(99m)Tc thyroid imaging system using multiple imaging plates.
pubmed:affiliation
Radioisotope Research Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan. z47586a@cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies