A Miniature Gamma Camera

We have described a mobile miniature-gamma-camera system for use in electrical trauma units and have presented images and imaging characteristics of a prototype system. The system has as its principal component a miniature gamma camera based on a PSPMT. The camera is 92 mm x 92 mm x 190 mm in size,...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1994-05, Vol.720 (1), p.192-205
Main Authors: AARSVOLD, J. N., MINTZER, R. A., YASILLO, N. J., HEIMSATH, S. J., BLOCK, T. A., MATTHEWS, K. L., PAN, X., WU, C., BECK, R. N., CHEN, C-T., COOPER, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Equipment Design
Gamma Cameras
Humans
Miniaturization
Radionuclide Imaging
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Summary:We have described a mobile miniature-gamma-camera system for use in electrical trauma units and have presented images and imaging characteristics of a prototype system. The system has as its principal component a miniature gamma camera based on a PSPMT. The camera is 92 mm x 92 mm x 190 mm in size, weighs 5 kg, has a 48 mm x 48 mm field of view, and has an intrinsic resolution of approximately 3 mm FWHM and 6 mm FWTM. It is expected that devices of this type will be useful as imaging tools in electrical trauma units and laboratories where imaging studies regarding uptake mechanisms of radiopharmaceuticals for assessing tissue viability are carried out.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb30447.x