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The resolution of a collimator is expressed as the

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FWHM of a line source

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Collimators generally involve a tradeoff between

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spatial resolution

sensitivity

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parallel-hole collimators may be classified as

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high sensitivity (low resolution)

general-purpose

high resolution (low-sensitivity)

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Typical collimator for Tc-99m and Tl-201

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low energy

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Typical collimator for Ga-67, In-111

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Medium energy

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Typical collimator for I-131 and F-18 (non-PET)

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High-energy

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Typical count range for planar image

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500,000 to 1 M

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SPECT images are typically reconstructed using this matrix

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128 x 128

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For brain SPECT, typical collimators may include

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hybrid convergin and parallel hole

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Typical bit depth in terms of gray levels

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8 bit, 256 gray levels

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Gamma cameras typically have this number of PMTs

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37, 61, 91 PMTs

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A typical window for Tc-99m imaging

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20%

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Efficiency of the detector crystal increases with

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thickness

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Inclusion of scattered photons in a gamma camera acquisition causes

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decrease in spatial resolution

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Primary cause of limited intrinsic resolution in a gamma camera

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statistical fluctuation in the distribution of light photons among photmultiplier tubes from one scintillation to the next

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As gamma or x-ray energy decreases, intrinsic resolution

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decreases do to larger relative statistical fluctuations in the light photons per scintillation event.

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As a rule of thumb, intrinsic resolution in a gamma camera and energy are related as

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1 / √E

(similar to relative uncertainty in count statistics)

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Thicker detectors result in

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increased sensitivity

decreased intrinsic resolution

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The system resolution is largely determined by the

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collimator resolution

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Efficiency for 140 keV with NaI(Tl)

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70% to 90% for 6.4mm and 12.7 mm thick crystals

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Efficiency of NaI(Tl) for 500 keV photons

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less than 20%

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The energy resolution improves according to photon energy as

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1 / √E

due to relatively decreased statistical fluctuations at higher energy

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For Tc-99m, a lower energy threshold of 130 keV should remove photons that have been scattered through angles greater than

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45 degrees, but only at about 50% due to the blurring of the spectrum (for scattered and unscattered photons)

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As count rates increase, the accuracy of dead time corrections
decreases
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True or False In NM imaging studies,most are not impaced by dead time losses
True, with the exception of high-counting rate applications such as first-pass cardiac studies
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In a NM image with high count rates from two sources, the resulting image may look like
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An undesirable effect of pulse pile-up in terms of the image
image distortion
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Modern gamma cameras employ this approach for pile-up correction
pulse-tail extrapolation
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Which happens between the PMTs and over the PMTs?
Pincushion occurs over the PMT due to nonlinearities in sensitivity as you approach the center. Barrel distortion occurs between PMTs
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Cause of artifacts
nonlinearities: pincushion and barrel effects seen with line pattern and homogeneity test
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Two causes of gamma camera nonuniformities
1. Differences in pulse-height spectrum for different PM tubes (tube response can be adjusted with careful tuning) 2. position-dependent collection efficiency of scintillator light
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Edge packing, due to reflection of scintillator light from the sides of the detector crystal back towards the PM tubes is mainly masked by
Useful Field of View UFOV
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For higher energy photons, interactions occur closer to the PMTs, resulting in a more narrow light spread and a __________ of detector nonuniformity
worsening
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An intrinsic flood image is used to apply
spatially varying energy corrections
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spatially varying energy corrections include
1. spatially varying PHA settings 2. normalized intensity correction (**count skimming**) : certain percentage of counts in hot spots are thrown out {older approach} 3. use of lead sheet with uniformly spaced array of holes (~1mm diam, ~4 mm separation) at known locations, placed without collimator - lookup table corrects for offsets in x and y {mfg}
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In newer cameras, tuning is performed this way
LED attached to each PMT is used to produce a light signal, PMTs are then automatically adjusted.
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A reasonable amount of septal penetration is
about 5%
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Upper limit for low energy collimators
about 150 keV
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upper limit for medium energy collimators
about 400 keV
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System resolution combines resolution for each part as
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Intrinsic resolution may be determined by
linearity test pattern with point source at 5 x UFOV acquire with matrix so that min pixel size is less thatn 1/10 expected resolution (usually \< .35 mm)
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Typical intrinsic spatial resolution of a gamma camera
2.5 to 3.5 mm
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System resolution with a line source
2, 1 mm line sources spaced about 5 cm apart, 10 cm from collimator surface, several million counts
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Typical system (extrinsic) spatial resolution for Tc-99m
8 to 14 mm
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Integral uniformity
100 % \* (max - min)(max + min) pixel counts
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Differential uniformity
Over 5 consecutive pixels 100% x (high - low)/(high + low)
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Typical integral uniformity in the UFOV and CFOV
2% to 4%
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Typical energy resolution for Tc-99m
8% to 11%
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Typical sensitivity for gamma camer
2 to 3 x 10-4 cps/Bq or .02% to .03%
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System sensitivity can be measured using
flask with small amount of Tc-99 (10 ml or so) to minimize selb-absorption
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NaI(Tl) has a thin aluminum casing to
protect it from moisture
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Most general purpose cameras have a crystal thickness of
about 9.5 mm
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This image is
gamma camera head with the cover removed showing PMTs above sinctillator
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To form an image, gamma cameras use
absorptive collimation rather than a lens like a traditional camera uses
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For a parallel hole camera, the image and the object size as a function of distance are
the same
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For a pinhole collimator, the image and object size are related by
I/O = f/b f = height of collimator b = distance from collimator to object
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In a pinhole collimator, the lead cone is about this high
20 to 25 cm
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For a diverging collimator, image and object size are related in this way
I/O = (f-t)/(f+b) f = focal length (collimator to point) b = distance collimator to object t = thickness of collimator
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Approaches to spatial resolution testing may include
bar phantoms line sources (line spread function)
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The FWHM of a line spread function used in system resolution is
approximately 1.4-2 x width of the smallest resolvable bar pattern
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the most detailed specification of spatial resolution is provided by the
modulation transfer function
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The equation for the modulation transfer function
MTF = Min / Mout Min =(Imax - Imin)/(Imax + Imin) Mout =(Omax - Omin)/(Omax + Omin) I and O are intensities, you would plot as a function of varying spatial frequencies
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Contrast of a lesion is defined as
Cl = (Rl - Ro)/Ro Ro is the counting rate outside the lesion
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the percent contrast is showing that a high background count rate relative to count rate outside the lesion will decrease percent contrast
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Background counts can results from
septal penetration scattered radiation inadequately shielded sources
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As the energy window is increased, spatial resolution
decreases
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statistical noise or quantum mottle can be reduced by
summing measurements, unlike structured noise
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The Rose criterion
An object's CNR must exceed 3 to 5 to be detectible (shown in multiple research studies based on observers viewing lesions or objects in noise generated contrast patterns)
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Lesion contrast to noise ratio is defined as
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In a sinogram, each row represents
a projection at a specific angle
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A break in the sinogram may represent
patient movement
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The effect of the ramp filter is to
enhance high spatial frequencies and suppress low spatial frequencies to eliminate 1/r blurring A rounded shape ramp filter will help supress unwanted high spatial frequency amplification (i.e., Hann Filter)
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According to sampling theory, in order for the highest spatial frequency to be recovered, the data must be sampled at
twice this frequency, otherwise aliasing will occur.
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As a rule of thumb, the sampling requirement for an imaging detector is
sampling distance \<= FWHM / 3
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Spoke-like artifacts occur around small high entensity objects when
the number of angles is insufficient
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In a SPECT system, the minimum number of views required for a linear sampling distance, Δr is
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The minimum number of angular views should be acquired over a __________ degree arc
180
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This is an example of
image distortion due to insufficient sampling
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Sinogram showing parts of object are not included in all projections
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missing / damaged projection element
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In SPECT, to keep the same SNR while increasing the resolution by a factor of 2...
the total number of counts must increase by 8 (inverse cube of pixel size)
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Partial volume effect
The sum of all pixels containing the object reflect the radioactivity, but the intensity for a given pixel may be reduced due to averaging
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spillover in SPECT occurs when
an area of low activity is surrounded by higher activity regions - reducing contrast and apparent size
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The recovery coefficient in SPECT is
ratio of apparent concentration to true concentration, usually plotted as a function of cylinder diameter/FWHM (x) and recovery coefficient (y). It goes to 1 as the cylinder diameter / FWHM increases to \> 2
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In SPECT, transaxial resolution refers to
in-plane resolution
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In SPECT, axial resolution refers to
component that is perpendicular to the slice along the axis of rotation (z direction) - sometimes referred to as slice thickness
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For SPECT, resolution degrades as you move
away from the collimator
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A typical resolution for SPECT is
12 mm FWHM
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A major benefit of SPECT
ability to resolve underlying structures
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The most frequent use of SPECT is for
myocardial perfusion for assessing coronary artery disease and heart muscle damage following infarction
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