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ACR SPECT phantom images show a Hot Perimeter (edge)

Symptom

ACR SPECT phantom images show a Hot Perimeter (edge) Below is a TC99 ACR Spect Phantom from an Infinia. This is actually a nice scan. Note how the edges of the phantom have more counts then the center of the phantom. Almost like "Edge Packing". It's especially prevalent in the Composite Images (Resolution = 16 slices, Contrast = 2 slices, and Uniformity = 6 slices) at the bottom of the scrnsave image

Applies to

Models
Infinia, Xeleris
Product
All NM Products General Nuclear Medicine products and options. All Nuclear Medicine Products - General Nuclear products and options
Component
*Accreditation ACR NEMA ICANL * Accreditation National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) American College of Radiology (ACR) Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) GE ACR SupportCentral site http://supportcentral.ge.com/products/sup_products.asp?prod_id=62422 ACR NM Accreditatin Service Perspective Training http://libraries.ge.com/foldersIndex.do?entity_id=14553626101&sid=101&SF=1 American College of Radiology (ACR) Website (Nuclear Medicine and PET) http://acr.org/accreditation/nuclear.aspx
Area
Nuclear Medicine

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