Title :
High Resolution Emission Computed Tomography with a Small Germanium Camera
Author :
Ortendahl, Douglas A. ; Kaufman, Leon ; Rowan, William ; Herfkens, Robert ; Price, David C.
Author_Institution :
University of California, San Francisco Radiologic Imaging Laboratory 400 Grandview Drive So. San Francisco, California 94080
Abstract :
The imaging capabilities of the germanium camera, (high spatial resolution and scatter rejection) combined with processing to recover loss of resolution at depth, have resulted in single-photon emission tomography with significant improvement in spatial resolution when campared to devices based on conventional technology. Multiple radionulides can be imaged, and spatial resolution of 2-4 mm at depth can be realized.
Keywords :
Cameras; Collimators; Computed tomography; Electrical capacitance tomography; Germanium; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Instruments; Spatial resolution; X-ray imaging;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1980.4330868
