• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제70권6호
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• pp.504-510
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• 2011

Background: $^{67}Ga$ scintigraphy has been used for years in sarcoidosis for diagnosis and to determine the extent of the disease. The present report is a study of various findings of $^{67}Ga$ scintigraphy in patients with sarcoidosis. Methods: Between 1998 and 2007, 16 patients (male：female, 6:10; age, $35.9{\pm}15.3$ years) with histologically proven sarcoidosis underwent clinical evaluation and $^{67}Ga$ scintigraphy. According to the site of involvement, they were divided into subtypes and analyzed. Results: Sixteen patients with sarcoidosis had involvement of various organs, including lymph nodes (13/16, 81.3%), lung (3/16, 18.8%), muscle (1/16, 6.3%), subcutaneous tissue (1/16, 6.3%), glands (1/16, 6.3%), and bone (1/16, 6.3%). Sites of involved lymph nodes were thorax (12/13, 92.3%), supraclavicular area (5/13, 38.5%), inguinal area (2/13, 15.4%), abdomen (2/13, 15.4%), and pelvis (1/13, 7.7%). Conclusion: Because sarcoidosis frequently involves multiple organs, $^{67}Ga$ scintigraphy is a useful method in for evaluating the whole body. Nuclear medicine physicians should be familiar with the various findings of gallium uptake in sarcoidosis.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권8호
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• pp.2873-2878
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to perform radiation monitoring by acquiring gamma images and real-time optical images for ^99mTc vial source using charge couple device (CCD) cameras equipped with the proposed compact gamma camera. The compact gamma camera measures 86×65×78.5 mm³ and weighs 934 g. It is equipped with a metal 3D printed diverging collimator manufactured in a 45 field of view (FOV) to detect the location of the source. The circuit's system uses system-on-chip (SoC) and field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) to establish a good connection between hardware and software. In detection modules, the photodetector (multi-pixel photon counters) is tiled at 8×8 to expand the activation area and improve sensitivity. The gadolinium aluminium gallium garnet (GAGG) measuring 0.5×0.5×3.5 mm³ was arranged in 38×38 arrays. Intrinsic and extrinsic performance tests such as energy spectrum, uniformity, and system sensitivity for other radioisotopes, and sensitivity evaluation at edges within FOV were conducted. The compact gamma camera can be mounted on unmanned equipment such as drones and robots that require miniaturization and light weight, so a wide range of applications in various fields are possible.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.98-105
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• 1994

Metallothionein (MT)는 세포내에 존재하는 cystein이 풍부한 적은 단백질로서 핵의학적 영상이나 치료에 이응이 가능할 여러 금속성 방사성 동위원소와 결합한다. 본 연구는 sarcoma를 주사한 Balb/C mice에서 MT와 결합하는 방사성동위원소인 cadmium이 종양에 축적되는가를 확인하고, 그것이 핵의학적인 영상과 치료에 이용될 수 있는지와 Ga-67을 대신할 수 있는지를 보기 위해 종양과 정상조직에서 Cd-109과 Ga-67의 섭취율을 비교하고 종양과 정상조직의 비를 비교하였다. Balb/3T3 세포를 Molony murine sarcoma virus (MMSV)로 변형시킨 세포를 Balb/C mice의 왼쪽 서혜부에 피하로 주사한 후 종양이 $0.6{\sim}l.0cm^2$로 자랐을 때 $25{\mu}Ci$ Cd-109 chloride와 $40{\mu}Ci$ Ga-67 citrate을 피하주사 한 후 18 또는 72시간에 쥐를 희생하여 종양과 여러 정상조직을 제거하여 무게를 잰 후 방사능을 측정하였다. Cd-109의 종양섭취는 Ga-67과 비슷하나 대부분의 정상조직에 비해 (MT가 풍부한 간과 신장을 제외) Ga-67보다 높았다. 종양대 정상조직의 섭취비는 Cd-109이 Ga-67에 비해 배후방사능에 중요한 영향을 미치는 장기인 뼈, 장, 지방조직, 근육, 혈액에서 월등히 높아서 (P<0.001) 같은 종양에서 Ga-67보다 좋은 영상을 얻을 수 있으리라고 생각되며, MT에 결합하는 cadmium은 암의 종양영상과 치료에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.