Overview of nuclear medical imaging instrumentation and techniques

Journal Article · Mon Nov 09 04:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56953· OSTI ID:21199319

Moses, William W ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

Nuclear medical imaging is a well established method for obtaining information on the status of certain organs within the human body or in animals. This paper presents an overview of two commonly used methods, namely SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) and PET (positron emission tomography), as well as the emerging method of intraoperative probes with imaging capability. The discussion concentrates on the instrumentation requirements for these systems and on the potential for incorporating scintillating, wavelength-shifting, and fiber optic light guides into them.

• OSTI ID: 21199319
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 450; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC USES
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGES
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
OPTICAL FIBERS
ORGANS
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
PROBES
RADIATION DETECTION
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
WAVELENGTHS