Characterization and Development of Anthropomorphic Phantoms Liver for Use in Nuclear Medicine

The objective this study was to characterize and develop anthropomorphic liver phantoms in tomography hepatic procedures for quality control and improvement professionals in nuclear medicine. For the conformation of the anthropomorphic phantom was used in plaster and acrylic. We constructed three phantoms representing processes with liver cirrhosis. The phantoms were filled with 99mTc diluted with water to obtain the scintigraphic images. Tomography images were analyzed anterior and posterior phantom representing a body with a greater degree cirrhotic. It was noted that the phantoms allow the acquisition of images similar to real liver with cirrhosis. Simulations of hemangiomas may contribute to continued professional education of nuclear medicine, on the question of image acquisition, allowing of the study parameters such of the matrix, energy window and count statistics.

Authors:

• Ferreira F. C. L.
• Souza D. N.
• Rodrigues T. M. A.
• Cunha C. J.
• Dullius M. A.
• Andrade J. E.
• Sousa A. H.
• Vieira J. P. C.
• Carvalho Júnior A. B.
• Santos L. P. B.
• Passos R. O.

Keywords:

• Nuclear medicine
• liver phantom
• control quality

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