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ArticleEJNMMI physics2024

Seracam: characterisation of a new small field of view hybrid gamma camera for nuclear medicine.

Sarah L Bugby, Andrew L Farnworth, William R Brooks, Alan C Perkins

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Article in EJNMMI physics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Sarah L BugbyDepartment of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. s.bugby@lboro.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9589-6249
Andrew L FarnworthDepartment of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9232-6280
William R BrooksDepartment of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Alan C PerkinsRadiological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1054-8200

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Loughborough University DTPSerac Imaging Systems Ltd. N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPortable gamma cameras are being developed for nuclear medicine procedures such as thyroid scintigraphy. This article introduces Seracam® - a new technology that combines small field of view gamma imaging with optical imaging - and reports its performance and suitability for small organ imaging.

methodsThe count rate capability, uniformity, spatial resolution, and sensitivity for

resultsSeracam's performance across the measured characteristics is appropriate for small field of view applications in nuclear medicine. At an imaging distance of 50 mm, corresponding to a field of view of 77.6 mm × 77.6 mm, spatial resolution ranged from 4.6 mm to 26 mm and sensitivity from 3.6 cps/MBq to 52.2 cps/MBq, depending on the collimator chosen. Results from the clinical simulations were particularly promising despite the challenging scenarios investigated. The optimal collimator choice was strongly application dependent, with gastric emptying relying on the higher sensitivity of the 5 mm pinhole whereas thyroid imaging benefitted from the enhanced spatial resolution of the 1 mm pinhole. Signal to noise ratio in images was improved by pixel binning. Seracam has lower measured sensitivity when compared to a traditional large field of view gamma camera, for the simulated applications this is balanced by advantages such as high spatial resolution, portability, ease of use and real time gamma-optical image fusion and display.

conclusionThe results show that Seracam has appropriate performance for small organ

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CharacterisationGamma cameraGastric emptyingPortable scintigraphyThyroid

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PMID38976184
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