Improvement of scintigram reliability by isocount scanning and multilevel analysis.
Given the target source conditions and the detector parameters, the isocount scanning uses optimally the available observation time by maintaining the statistical reliability of each measurement in the composition of a scintigram and by devoting all the observation time to the region of interest through logic circuits which allows quick skipping of the background region. The multilevel analysis is an effective enlargement of the dynamic range of the displayer screen density characteristics that emphasizes small uptake ratios in any density level. It also makes the features extraction very easy by producing an animated sequence of pictures of the observed organ on the screen. The detectability of small uptake ratios significantly improved, specially in regions of low counting rate where the fluctuation of data severely degrades the picture quality in the conventional constant speed scanning method.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011336:Probability; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*