The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (핵의학기술)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine Technology (대한핵의학기술학회)
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Compared Performance of Semiconductor SPECT in Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: Phantom study

범용 신틸레이터 감마카메라와 심근전용 반도체 감마카메라의 성능 비교 연구

  • Bahn, Young Kag (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
  • Hwang, Dong Hoon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
  • Kim, Jung Yul (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
  • Kang, Chun Koo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System) ;
  • Kim, Jae Sam (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System)
  • 반영각 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 황동훈 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 김정열 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 강천구 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 김재삼 (연세의료원 세브란스병원 핵의학과)
  • Received : 2016.09.26
  • Accepted : 2016.10.05
  • Published : 2016.10.29
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Abstract

Purpose Recently, Cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) semiconductor myocardial SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) has been used myocardial scintigraphy. In this study, the performance of Semiconductor SPECT and conventional SPECT systems was compared by a comprehensive analysis of phantom SPECT images. Materials and Methods Methods: We evaluated the DSPECT CZT SEPCT (Spectrum-dynamic) and INFINA conventional (GE). Physical performance was compared on reconstructed SPECT images from a phantom. Results For count sensitivity on cardiac phantom images ($counts{\cdot}sec^{-1}{\cdot}MBq^{-1}$), DSPECT had a sensitivity of conventional SPECT. This classification was similar to that of myocardial counts normalized to injected activities from phantom images (respective mean values, $counts{\cdot}sec^{-1}{\cdot}MBq^{-1}$: 195.83 and 52.83). For central spatial resolution: DSPECT, 9.47mm; conventional SPECT, 16.90mm. For contrast-to-noise ratio on the phantom: DSPECT, 4.2; conventional SPECT, 3.6. Conclusion The performance of CZT cameras is dramatically higher than that of conventional SPECT. However, CZT cameras differ in that spatial resolution and contrast-to-noise ratio are better with conventional SPECT, whereas count sensitivity is markedly higher with the DSPECT.

최근 Cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) 반도체를 이용한 심장전용 감마카메라가 심장 핵의학 검사에 사용되고 있다. 본 연구는 기존 NaI(Tl) 신틸레이터를 사용한 감마카메라와 성능을 비교해 보고자 한다. CZT반도체를 사용한 심장전용 감마카메라(DSPECT, Spectrum-dynamic)와 범용 신틸레이터 SPECT 감마카메라(Infinia, GE)를 사용하여 연구를 진행했다. 방사성 동위원소는 $^{99m}TcO^{-4}$를 사용하고, 일반 임상 심장핵의학 검사에 사용된 조건을 실험 조건으로 설정 했다. NEMA 2001, 3 line phantom을 사용하여 반치폭(full width at half maximum, FWHM)을 측정하여 공간분해능(Spatial resolution)을 비교했다. 심장 팬텀을 사용하여 대조도대잡음비(Contrast to noise, CNR)를 비교하여 영상을 평가했다. 그리고 팬텀의 시간 당 MBq당 계수를 측정하여 민감도도 평가했다. NaI (Tl) 신틸레이터를 사용한 범용SPECT 감마카메라와 CZT 반도체를 사용한 심장 전용 감마카메라의 영상평가에서 감도는 $52.83counts{\cdot}sec^{-1}{\cdot}MBq^{-1}$과 $195.83counts{\cdot}sec^{-1}{\cdot}MBq^{-1}$로 나왔고, 공간분해능은 16.90 mm과 9.47 mm로 나왔다. 그리고 대조도대 잡음비는 3.6 과 4.2 로 나왔다. 기존 카메라를 이용한 심장 핵의학 영상과 비교하여 CZT를 사용한 심장 전용 감마카메라는 감도 및 공간분해능, 대조도대잡음비가 기존 감마카메라와 비교하여 월등하여 임상에서 환자의 피폭선량 저감과 검사 시간 단축, 높은 분해능의 영상으로 환자 만족도에 큰 영향을 줄 것으로 사료 된다.

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