[512 x 2048 matrix whole body scintigraphy with laser imaging system]

Although we could acquire a detailed 512 x 2048 matrix whole body scintigraphy, the 512 x 2048 matrix whole body scintigraphy was divided to the upper and lower half of the body, because a many of CRT system displayed only 1024 x 1024 matrix with non interlace mode. We made 12 dots of normal vertical image distance to 0 dot with laser imaging system (Li-10 Konica medical inc.), and we printed these divided whole body images in the four partition of the film. The lead bar phantom (interval from 6 mm to 3 mm) filled with 99mTcO4- was studied by both 512 x 2048 matrix whole body scanning mode and 256 x 1024 whole body scanning mode in the basic study. And the distance between the lead bar phantom and the gamma camera was changed from 10 mm to 100 mm. We studied 41 patients with metastatic bone tumor (14 breast cancer, 7 lung cancer, 7 prostate cancer, 5 others, 6 unknown origin) clinically. However the 512 x 2048 matrix whole body scan was better quality of images than 256 x 1024 matrix whole body scan at 100 mm distance in the basic study. The abnormal uptake of metastatic sites was shown equally in both 512 x 2048 and 256 x 1024 matrix whole body scintigraphy. The 512 x 2048 matrix whole body scan was better quality of images than 256 x 1024 matrix whole body scan in 26 out of 41 patients, equal in 10 out of 41 patients and worse in 3 out of 41 patients. The matrix size of 512 x 2048 matrix whole body scintigraphy (0.98 mm2) was smaller than that of 256 x 1024 matrix whole body scintigraphy (1.95 mm2).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)