Table 2 The reported image parameters used in the Monte Carlo simulation and the number of total counts in the anterior and the posterior bone scan image from each hospital site
From: A multicentre simulation study of planar whole-body bone scintigraphy in Sweden
Site number | Energy window (%) | Centre of energy window (keV) | Injected activity (MBq) | Matrix-X | Matrix-Y | Scan velocity (cm/min) | Pixel size (cm) | Gamma camera system | Collimator | Time between injection and imaging (h) | Total number of counts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anterior | Posterior | |||||||||||
(15–20%)* | (140–143)* | (300–740)* | (256–512)* | (1024)* | (10–15)* | (no,. recommendation)* | (LEHR)* | (2–5)* | (> 1,500,000)* | (> 1,500,000)* | ||
1 | 21% | 141.0 | 490 | 256 | 1024 | 15 | 0.22 | GE 670 | LEHR | 2,5 | 1,100,816 | 1,313,060 |
3 | 21% | 140.5 | 550 | 512 | 1024 | 10 | 0.20 | Philips Brightview XCT | LEHR | 3 | 1,931,430 | 2,303,850 |
7 | 21% | 145.5 | 570 | 512 | 1024 | 15 | 0.20 | Philips Precedence | LEHR | 3 | 1,338,693 | 1,595,504 |
13 | 16% | 143.0 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 13 | 0.23 | Siemens Symbia T2 | LEHR | 2 | 1,389,344 | 1,656,818 |
21 | 21% | 140.5 | 600 | 512 | 1024 | 12,5 | 0.20 | Philips Brightview XCT | LEHR | 3 | 1,693,839 | 2,018,439 |
26 | 11% | 141.0 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.24 | GE 670 | LEHR | 3 | 1,073,895 | 1,287,131 |
31 | 31% | 140.5 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.22 | Siemens Symbia T16 | UHR | 3 | 877,851 | 1,043,091 |
33 | 16% | 143.0 | 590 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.24 | Siemens Symbia True Point | LEHR | 3 | 1,588,112 | 1,893,950 |
38 | 18% | 141.0 | 600 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | GE 640 | LEHR | 4 | 1,685,911 | 2,007,754 |
38 | 18% | 141.0 | 600 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | GE 670 | LEHR | 4 | 1,692,886 | 2,016,032 |
38 | 18% | 141.0 | 600 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | GE 670 | LEHR | 4 | 1,693,896 | 2,016,601 |
43 | 16% | 143.0 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 9 | 0.24 | GE 640 | LEHR | 3 | 1,734,221 | 2,075,107 |
46 | 21% | 140.5 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | GE 670 | LEHR | 3.5 | 1,649,906 | 1,966,067 |
46 | 21% | 140.5 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | GE Infinia | LEHR | 3.5 | 1,993,627 | 2,372,651 |
61 | 18% | 142.3 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | GE Infinia | LEHR | 3 | 1,756,555 | 2,100,451 |
68 | 15% | 140.5 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 17 | 0.24 | Siemens Intevo | LEHR | 2.5 | 981,228 | 1,170,397 |
87 | 21% | 140.5 | 570 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.33 | Philips Brightview XCT | LEHR | 3 | 1,673,813 | 1,992,612 |
90 | 21% | 140.5 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.21 | GE Infinia | LEHR | 2.5 | 1,688,770 | 2,013,362 |
95 | 21% | 140.5 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.22 | Infi nia | LEHR | 3 | 1,919,824 | 2,286,357 |
97 | 31% | 140.5 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 15 | 0.24 | Siemens | LEHR | 4 | 1,347,915 | 1,599,962 |
99 | 18% | 141.0 | 550 | 512 | 1024 | 12 | 0.28 | Phyilips SkyLight | LEHR | 3.5 | 1,369,623 | 1,630,865 |
99 | 18% | 141.0 | 550 | 512 | 1024 | 12 | 0.28 | Phyilips SkyLight | LEHR | 3.5 | 1,367,211 | 1,631,325 |
110 | 16% | 143.0 | 600 | 256 | 1024 | 15 | 0.24 | Siemens Symbia | LEHR | 4 | 1,150,123 | 1,369,556 |
112 | 18% | 141.0 | 550 | 512 | 1024 | 12 | 0.28 | Philips Brightview | LEHR | 3 | 1,600,004 | 1,904,257 |
118 | 18% | 142.3 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 8 | 0.22 | GE Infinia | LEHR | 3 | 2,419,319 | 2,890,270 |
123 | 16% | 140.0 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.24 | Siemens Symbia T16 | LEHR | 3 | 1,498,083 | 1,786,826 |
129 | 14% | 141.0 | 550 | 256 | 1024 | 10 | 0.19 | Siemens Symbia Intevo 2 | LEHR | 3 | 1,685,846 | 2,016,157 |
135 | 16% | 143.0 | 600 | 256 | 1024 | 12 | 0.22 | GE 670 | LEHR | 2.5 | 1,503,300 | 1,796,332 |
73 | 16% | 143.0 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 15 | 0.22 | GE NM/CT 640 | LEHR | 3 | 946,471 | 1,127,901 |
73 | 16% | 143.0 | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 15 | 0.24 | Siemens Symbia T6 | LEHR | 3 | 1,059,915 | 1,268,153 |