| Autor: |
Joseph Mantel, Kenneth E. Corrigan, Robert Ruskin |
| Rok vydání: |
1969 |
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| Zdroj: |
Radiology. 93(3) |
| ISSN: |
0033-8419 |
| Popis: |
The determination of the radioactive-iodine uptake of the thyroid gland is one of the most frequent measurements in clinical use in a nuclear medicine laboratory. The thyroid uptake is observed under a variety of uncertainties, including differences in location and size of the gland. Errors in uptake measurement may be introduced by poor positioning of the patient. An article in the recent literature (1) describes a method of uptake using a dual-probe system with the probes fixed at 90° angles to each other. The crystals are positioned close to the patient's neck, and the system has a high sensitivity and is especially suitable for carrying out uptakes with low doses of radioactive iodine. With this basic design an inexpensive attachment to a dual-probe (renogram) system has been developed and tested (Fig. 1). The system consists of two aluminum spacers mounted on a base with wheels (Fig. 2). These may readily be attached to the collimated probes of the dual-probe system by simply sliding them into place.... |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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