Pediatric applications of pinhole magnification imaging.

Connolly, L P; Treves, S T; Davis, R T; Zimmerman, R E · J Nucl Med · 1999

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Abstract

Pinhole magnification imaging is an important technique for practitioners of pediatric nuclear medicine. This article reviews basic principles of pinhole magnification imaging and ways for optimizing image acquisition with this technique. Applications to skeletal scintigraphy, scrotal scintigraphy and renal cortical scintigraphy are discussed and illustrated.

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