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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 66, 2014
INPC 2013 – International Nuclear Physics Conference
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Article Number | 11010 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | New Facilities and Instrumentation | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146611010 | |
Published online | 20 March 2014 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146611010
Three new renal simulators for use in nuclear medicine
1 Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Campus Cerro Largo-RS, Brazil, 97900-000
2 Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil, 49100 000
a e-mail: divanizi@ufs.br
Published online: 20 March 2014
Renal scintigraphy is useful to provide both functional and anatomic information of renal flow of cortical functions and evaluation of pathological collecting system. The objective of this study was develop and evaluate the performance of three renal phantoms: Two anthropomorphic static and another dynamic. The static images of the anthropomorphic phantoms were used for comparison with static renal scintigraphy with 99mTc-DMSA in different concentrations. These static phantoms were manufactured in two ways: one was made of acrylic using as mold a human kidney preserved in formaldehyde and the second was built with ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) in a 3D printer. The dynamic renal phantom was constructed of acrylic to simulate renal dynamics in scintigraphy with 99mTc-DTPA. These phantoms were scanned with static and dynamic protocols and compared with clinical data. Using these phantoms it is possible to acquire similar renal images as in the clinical scintigraphy. Therefore, these new renal phantoms can be very effective for use in the quality control of renal scintigraphy, and image processing systems.
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