Design and implementation of a prototype head and neck phantom for the performance evaluation of gamma imaging systems

Design and implementation of a prototype head and neck phantom for the performance evaluation of gamma imaging systems

Abstract Background A prototype anthropomorphic head and neck phantom has been designed to simulate the adult head and neck anatomy including some internal organs and tissues of interest, such as thyroid gland and sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). The design of the head and neck phantom includes an inner...

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Main Authors: Mohammed S. Alqahtani, John E. Lees, Sarah L. Bugby, Piyal Samara-Ratna, Aik H. Ng, Alan C. Perkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:EJNMMI Physics
Subjects:
Sentinel lymph nodes detection
SFOV gamma camera
Head and neck phantom
Thyroid phantom
3D printing
Thyroid scan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40658-017-0186-3

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