Recent Developments in Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation.
- Author:
Byung Tae KIM
;
Sang Eun KIM
;
Joon Young KIM
;
Yong CHOI
;
Kyung Han LEE
;
Yearn Seong CHOE
;
Jong Ho KIM
;
Ki Chun IM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nuclear medicine instrumentation;
Attenuation and scatter correction;
r-ray detector;
511 keV coincidence imaging reconstruction
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Gamma Cameras;
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted;
Nuclear Medicine*;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
1998;32(6):471-481
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The goals of developments in nuclear medicine instrumentation are to offer a higher-quality image and to aid diagnosis, prognosis assessment or treatment planning and monitoring. It is necessary for physicists and engineers to improve or design new instrumentation and technique, and to implement, validate, and apply these new approaches in the practice of nuclear medicine. The researches in physical properties of detectors and crystal materials and advance in image analysis technology have improved quantitative and diagnostic accuracy of nuclear medicine images. This review article presents recent developments in nuclear medicine instrumentation, including scatter and attenuation correction, new detector technology, tomographic image reconstruction methods, 511 keV imaging, dual modality imaging device, small gamma camera, PET developments, image display and analysis methods.
