The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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An Artifact Caused by Using the Inadequate Acquisition Parameter in Tc-99m ECD Brain Perfusion SPECT

Tc-99m ECD 뇌혈류 SPECT 시행시 부적절한 영상획득 모수에 의한 인공산물

  • Seo, Han-Kyung (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kim, Min-Woo (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lim, Seok-Tae (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Sohn, Myung-Hee (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 서한경 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 김민우 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 임석태 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실) ;
  • 손명희 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실)
  • Published : 2004.12.31
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Abstract

Although artifacts in tomographic imaging can arise from a number of sources, this case presents an artifact caused by using inadequate acquisition parameters which do not match the collimator with which a camera equipped in Tc-99m ECD brain SPECT. Whenever the collimator in tomographic studies is changed, we should take care to use suitable parameters of acquisition protocol according to the collimator with which a camera is fitted. Other ways to prevent an error of this type is to use a point source.

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