A clinical gamma camera-based pinhole collimated system for high resolution small animal SPECT imaging

The main objective of the present study was to upgrade a clinical gamma camera to obtain high resolution tomographic images of small animal organs. The system is based on a clinical gamma camera to which we have adapted a special-purpose pinhole collimator and a device for positioning and rotating t...

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Main Authors: J. Mejia, O.Y. Galvis-Alonso, A.A.de Castro, J. Braga, J.P. Leite, M.V. Simões
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010001200004