Standard Acquisition Parameters for Dynamic, Static, and Planar Imaging (1,2)
| Category | Parameter |
| Camera type | Large–field-of-view multidetector |
| Energy peak | 140 keV |
| Energy window | 20% |
| Collimator | Low-energy high-resolution |
| Patient position | |
| Breast | Supine |
| Melanoma | Supine or prone |
| Camera position, dual-head | |
| Detector 1 | Anterior |
| Detector 2 | Posterior |
| Camera position, single-head | Anterior |
| Injection-to-scan time | |
| Sulfur colloid | Immediate |
| 99mTc-tilmanocept | 15-min delay |
| Acquisition type | Dynamic or planar |
| Views | |
| Breast | Immediate anterior images for ∼15–30 min; delayed anterior, oblique, or lateral images, as appropriate, for 3 h |
| Melanoma | Immediate anterior or posterior images for ∼30–60 min; additional anterior, oblique, or lateral images, as appropriate, for 1 h |
| Matrix | 128 × 128 or 256 × 256 |
| Acquisition time | |
| Dynamic: breast | 30 s/frame for 2–30 min |
| Dynamic: melanoma | 30 s/frame for 30–60 min |
| Planar | 5–10 min/view |
| Additional views | 5–10 min/view |