Published February 1983 | Version v1
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Artifacts in iodine-131 renal images due to coincidence summing of technetium-99m photons

Creators

  • 1. Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Description

Technetium-99m gamma camera images of kidneys produced with an iodine-131 energy window showed ghosts over and between the kidneys and between the kidneys and the bladder. The cause was coincidence summing at 281 keV due to a high /sup 99m/Tc counting rate. In older model cameras careful peaking with a proper energy window reduces this effect; more recently developed cameras with pileup rejection circuits do not have this problem

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiology
Journal Volume
146
Journal Issue
2
Series
Radiology.
Journal Page Range
505-507
ISSN
0033-8419

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14779541
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BLADDER; EFFICIENCY; ERRORS; GAMMA CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGES; IODINE 131; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; KIDNEYS; PHOTONS; TECHNETIUM 99; USA
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CAMERAS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; URINARY TRACT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES