Collimator Evaluation for Tl-201 Myocardial Imaging

• Published in: The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) Vol. 19; no. 9; pp. 1067 - 1073
• Main Authors: Nishiyama, Hiroshi, Romhilt, Donald W, Williams, Craig C, Adolph, Robert J, Sodd, Vincent J, Blue, James W, Lewis, Jeannine T, Gabel, Marjorie, van der Bel-Kahn, Johanna M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Soc Nuclear Med 01.09.1978
• Subjects: Animals; Dogs; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Heart - diagnostic imaging; Models, Structural; Radioisotopes; Radionuclide Imaging - instrumentation; Thallium

Three collimators--high-resolutions, converging, and pinhole--were evaluated for Tl-201 myocardial imaging. Line spread function, sensitivity measurements, and phantom and animal studies were used. Features common to all the collimators were: a) better resolution at a closer distance with higher cou...