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Nuclear Medicine Physics Jerry Allison, Ph.D. Department of Radiology Medical College of Georgia Image Artifacts in Nuclear Medicine Part B.

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1 Nuclear Medicine Physics Jerry Allison, Ph.D. Department of Radiology Medical College of Georgia Image Artifacts in Nuclear Medicine Part B

2 2 Attenuation by diaphragm  an apparent defect in the inferior wall

3 3 Myocardial perfusion studies Attenuation compensated vs Non-compensated

4 4 Cerebral perfusion studies Tc-HMPAO or Tc-ECD Non compensated Compensated

5 5 Misalignment in SPECT/CT

6 6

7 7 Inaccuracy in attenuation compensation

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9 Septal Penetration Thyroid scan on a patient imaged with a low energy collimator.

10 Septal Penetration These 111 In images were obtained simultaneously with a dual head camera, and the collimator for the posterior head had not been changed to a medium energy collimator. Therefore, there is significant septal penetration (typical star pattern). 2015Nuclear Medicine Physics for Radiology ResidentsSameer Tipnis, PhD, DABR

11 11 A telemetry monitor on patient's chest

12 PET/CT issues  Metallic artifact  Truncated CT  CT contrast  Respiration misalignment  Motion  Brown fat  Scar 12

13 13 Attenuation correction in PET  High uptake in lungs  Low uptake in others  High uptake in skin w/o comp

14 2014 PET image of the ACR phantom 14 7.9 mm

15 2014 SPECT image of the ACR phantom as 15 9.5 mm 15.9 mm 31.8 mm Sphere diameters: 9.5, 12.7, 15.9, 19.1, 25.4, and 31.8 mm

16 16 CT PET comp PET w/o Metallic implant

17 17 PET comp PET w/o Metallic implant CT

18 18 CT PET comp Truncated CT

19 19 SUV=1.96 Corrected SUV=7.44 Truncated CT

20 20 CT PET comp PET w/o CT contrast

21 21 CT PET comp CT contrast

22 22 PET comp Respiration misalignment in PET/CT

23 23 PET comp PET w/o Respiration misalignment in PET/CT

24 24 Head motion in PET Corrected

25 25 Head motion  increased uptake in right face as compared with the left side

26 26 Brown fat uptake of 18 F-FDG  keep patient warm

27 27 Question PET comp PET w/o Pace maker CT

28 28 Question PET comp PET w/o CT contrast CT

29 29 Question Corrected SUV=0.79 SUV=0.32 CT truncation

30 30 Question PET comp PET w/o Metallic implant CT

31 31 Question Scar uptake of 18 F-FDG PET comp

32 Time of flight PET image of a big patient Why better resolution? Less noise  lighter filtering  more resolution preserved (electronic collimation)


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