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A system for quantitatively assessing certain performance parameters of gamma camera systems from reflective print and film transparency final images
Author(s) -
Piltingsrud H. V.,
Hoops R. G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.595961
Subject(s) - computer science , optical transfer function , computer vision , microdensitometer , artificial intelligence , gamma camera , image resolution , optics , transparency (behavior) , image quality , scanner , grid , computer graphics (images) , image (mathematics) , mathematics , physics , geometry , computer security
Past efforts at routine evaluation of gamma camera systems performance, using final product images, primarily resulted in qualitative assessments. This paper describes a system for quantitatively determining certain performance parameters of gamma camera systems using paper‐backed print and transparent film test images of the same type used for viewing by the nuclear medicine physician. By use of appropriate transmission and line source phantoms, the gamma camera system's spatial resolution, distortion, and flood field uniformity as a function of position in the image field, are determined using a semiautomated image scanning and data reduction system. This system consists of a high‐resolution scanning microdensitometer/reflectometer, interfaced to a computer, along with necessary programs to locate bar and line grid intersection points in the image. Also included are algorithms for calculating the various image parameters desired. This system may provide an analytical method for quantitatively assessing certain performance parameters of gamma camera systems, using the final‐product images from the cameras.