Published June 1997
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Journal article
A study of fundamental properties of dual-headed gamma camera (ADAC VERTEX EPIC)
Creators
- 1. National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka (Japan)
Description
Improvement in the performance of SPECT cameras has been remarkable. A highly sophisticated SPECT camera, the VERTEX EPIC from ADAC Laboratories, USA, was installed at our institution. The VERTEX has variable angle dual detectors and provides a fully digitized signal, the first such camera in Japan. To examine the characteristics of this camera, we investigated its basic performance. The results of our study indicated the performance of this camera was satisfactory for clinical use. Intrinsic uniformity was 1.85%, intrinsic resolution 3.13 mm, FWHM of SPECT (VXHR) 8.2 mm, and visual resolution 6.0 mm. The VERTEX EPIC can play a role in various examinations in the field of clinical nuclear. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nippon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi
- Journal Volume
- 53
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 684-690.
- ISSN
- 0369-4305
- CODEN
- NIPHAP
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 28059256
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- GAMMA CAMERAS; GAMMA DETECTION; PHANTOMS; SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TECHNETIUM 99
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CAMERAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DETECTION; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MOCKUP; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RESOLUTION; STRUCTURAL MODELS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES