Abstract
Nuclear medicine images should show patterns of radiopharmaceutical uptake; however, as with any imaging modality, there is the possibility of the imaging being affected by artifacts. In this chapter we introduce common sources of artifact, from radiopharmaceutical administration to equipment settings and gamma camera performance.
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Willson, T. (2023). Gamma Camera Artifacts. In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_5
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