Scintigraphic imaging with tantalum-178 and the Anger scintillation camera: concise communication

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5545458

Holman, B L; Zimmerman, R E; Bifolck, L V; Neirinckx, R D

Tantalum-178 is a short-lived radionuclide (T/sub 1/2/ = 9.3 min.) and emits primarily 56- to 64-keV characteristic x-rays. We have determined the imaging characteristics with this radionuclide and a large-field-of-view Anger camera. With a pinhole collimator, good spatial resolution is possible with Ta-178, although the image quality is superior with Tc-99m under comparable conditions. Spatial resolution with parallel-hole or converging collimators was much less satisfactory with Ta-178 because of septal penetration by high-energy photons. Pulmonary perfusion and liver-spleen images of excellent quality were obtained in the rabbit using the pinhole collimator and Ta-178-labeled agents.

• Research Organization: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• OSTI ID: 5545458
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 20:6; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
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COUNTING TECHNIQUES
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ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GLANDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
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LIVER
MAMMALS
MEDICINE
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MOCKUP
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANS
PHANTOMS
RABBITS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SPLEEN
STRUCTURAL MODELS
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TECHNETIUM 99
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VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES