Gamma Camera Imaging

Gamma camera imaging is a nuclear medicine technique that maps the distribution of radioactive tracers in the body, converting emitted gamma radiation into functional images. A lead collimator selects photons traveling along defined paths, while a scintillation crystal, typically sodium iodide activated with thallium, converts the photons into light detected by photomultiplier tubes; electronic positioning circuits then reconstruct the tracer’s location. Engineering advances in detector materials, signal processing, and system design improve spatial resolution, sensitivity, and quantitative accuracy. Planar imaging and SPECT support studies of organ function, blood flow, skeletal disease, and tumor biology, linking instrumentation principles with noninvasive diagnosis and biomedical research.

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JoVE Journal - Environment
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Visualization of Low-Level Gamma Radiation Sources Using a Low-Cost, High-Sensitivity, Omnidirectional Compton Camera

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2020

We present experimental protocols for visualizing various low-level gamma radiation sources in the ambient environment using a low-cost, high-sensitivity, omnidirectional, gamma-ray imaging Compton camera.

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JoVE Journal - Engineering
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Determining 3D Flow Fields via Multi-camera Light Field Imaging

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2013

A technique for performing quantitative three-dimensional (3D) imaging for a range of fluid flows is presented. Using concepts from the area of Light Field Imaging, we reconstruct 3D volumes from arrays of images. Our 3D results span a broad range including velocity fields and multi-phase bubble size distributions.

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Intravital Visualization of Gamma Delta Intraepithelial Lymphocytes

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2025

This video demonstrates the visualization of γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) in transgenic mice using confocal microscopy. The surgical procedure involves creating a perforation line and making a longitudinal incision to expose the intestinal mucosa and villi. The transgenic mice express reporter proteins exclusively in γδ IELs, allowing their tracking. Intravital imaging captures the dynamic movement of green fluorescence-labeled γδ IELs along the intestinal epithelial cell's basement...

Imaging and Quantification of the Area of Fast-Moving Microbubbles Using a High-Speed Camera and Image Analysis

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2020

Cavitation microbubbles are imaged using a high-speed camera attached to a zoom lens. The experimental setup is explained, and image analysis is used to calculate the area of the cavitation. Image analysis is done using ImageJ.

Evoked Gamma Oscillations for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

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2025

Begin with a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, wearing a gamma therapy stimulation device.The device consists of an eye-set and headphones.Using the controller, activate the device to deliver auditory and visual stimulation.The visual component emits flickering light at a gamma frequency, while the auditory component produces synchronized sound pulses.Gamma oscillations are brain waves generated by synchronized neuronal firing, crucial for cognition and memory.In AD, these...

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