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Pediatric Applications of Pinhole Magnification Imaging^*

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: Leonard P. Connolly, MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115.

ABSTRACT

Pinhole magnification imaging is an important technique for practitioners of pediatric nuclear medicine. This article reviews basic principles of pinhole magnification imaging and ways for optimizing image acquisition with this technique. Applications to skeletal scintigraphy, scrotal scintigraphy and renal cortical scintigraphy are discussed and illustrated.

Key Words: pinhole magnification imaging • skeletal scintigraphy • scrotal scintigraphy • renal cortical scintigraphy

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