RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Factors Affecting the Diagnostic Reliability of Scintillation Camera Film Images
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 96
OP 98
VO 2
IS 3
A1 McManaman, Vincent L.
A1 Sinclair, Michael D.
YR 1974
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/2/3/96.abstract
AB Most scintillation camera data obtained in nuclear medicine clinics are displayed on Polaroid and/or 35- or 70-mm films. This allows little flexibility in data analysis without repeating the imaging procedure with different control settings. This study was designed to demonstrate that the subtle variations in field-uniformity response that appear on film and may easily be dismissed as negligible may indeed be clinically significant. Although a computer was employed in this study, measures can be taken to minimize the effect of field-uniformity variations on diagnosis even in clinics without direct computer support.