ABSTRACT

Gamma cameras are traditionally large devices that are situated in nuclear medicine departments, but recent advances in detector design have enabled the production of compact gamma cameras that allow nuclear imaging at the patient bedside and in the operating theatre. Gamma Cameras for Interventional and Intraoperative Imaging is the first book to cover this new area of imaging, and provides a unique insight into the experimental and clinical use of small field of view gamma cameras in hospitals.

This book explores advances in the design and operation of compact gamma cameras and conducts a thorough review of current SFOV systems, before exploring the clinical applications of the technology. It is an essential reference for surgeons, operating theatre staff, clinical scientists (medical physicists), technologists, nuclear physicians and radiologists whose patients could benefit from this technology.

chapter 1|26 pages

◾ Small Field of View Gamma Cameras and Intraoperative Applications

ByALAN C. PERKINS, A.H. NG AND JOHN E. LEES

chapter 3|18 pages

◾ Surgical Experience with POCI and TReCam Prototype Cameras

ByM.-A. DUVAL, A. BRICOU, E. BARRANGER, K. KERROU, S. PITRE, L. MÉNARD, B. JANVIER, F. LEFEBVRE, L. PINOT, M.-A. VERDIER AND Y. CHARON

chapter 5|14 pages

◾ Clinical Requirements and Expectations: Using Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy as an Example

ByC. HOPE, R. PARKS AND K.-L. CHEUNG

chapter 6|12 pages

◾ Radiopharmaceuticals for Intraoperative Imaging

ByJ.R. BALLINGER

chapter 7|28 pages

◾ Surgical Experiences with Intraoperative Gamma Cameras

ByB. POUW, L.J. DE WIT-VAN DER VEEN AND M.P.M. STOKKEL

chapter 8|18 pages

◾ Radioguided Surgery in Oral Cancers: Hybrid Imaging and Hybrid Tracers

ByC. SCHILLING, M. MCGURK

chapter 9|18 pages

◾ Characterisation and Quality Assurance Protocols for SFOV Gamma Cameras

ByS.L. BUGBY, JOHN E. LEES AND ALAN C. PERKINS

chapter 10|14 pages

◾ Hybrid Gamma-Optical Imaging

ByJOHN E. LEES, S.L. BUGBY AND ALAN C. PERKINS