Magnification

  • Royal T. Davis
  • Robert E. Zimmerman
  • S. T. Treves
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Abstract

Magnification is an indispensable technique in pediatric nuclear medicine that is used to improve the overall spatial resolution characteristics of gamma cameras. Magnification scintigraphy is useful in the assessment of diseases of the thyroid, kidney, heart, small bones, and scrotum.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 To achieve magnification, a pinhole collimator or a converging collimator can be used.

Keywords

Single Photon Emission Compute Tomography Gamma Camera Single Photon Emission Compute Tomography Imaging Pinhole Collimator Line Spread Function 
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  • Royal T. Davis
  • Robert E. Zimmerman
  • S. T. Treves

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