Multiimage formatting: effect on scintillation image quality.

Abstract

Multiimage formatters designed for use with scintillation cameras allow convenient presentation of as many as 90 images on a single film. Three different multiimagers (Searle Microdot 3132, Toshiba Gamma Imager GMI-04A, and Matrix Multi-imager 4) were evaluated with phantoms. Image quality was not equivalent in all positions on the resultant film, and was unacceptable in some cases. Individual laboratories should be aware of the potential loss of diagnostic information when using multiimage formatters and should evaluate their devices for this potential problem.