The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate capabilities of the StarGuide NextGen SPECT/CT system to inform future clinical use of this technology.
The StarGuide NextGen system is expected to offer superior image quality and faster scanning times relative to our standard clinical SPECT systems. However, the optimal scanning parameters for StarGuide NextGen are yet undetermined. This research study is necessary to assess the feasibility of patient scanning on this system and to refine the parameters in preparation for future clinical use. The study is also important to inform whether and to what degree the StarGuide NextGen can improve image quality over standard dual-head SPECT/CT scanners for a variety of common nuclear medicine exams.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Within 1 hour of the participant receiving a scheduled clinical nuclear medicine procedure, a research scan will be performed with the StarGuide NextGen SPECT/CT system for detection of radiopharmaceutical uptake in the patient body. The total time for the scan will range from 20 - 60 minutes.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Diagnostic image quality
Diagnostic image quality of StarGuide NextGen and clinical scans, will be assessed by study radiologists using a Likert scale of 1-5, where 1 = Non-diagnostic; 2 = Poor; 3 = Adequate; 4 = Good; and 5 = Excellent. For future clinical use, acceptable image quality will be considered as having scores of 4 or 5.
Time frame: 1 year
Count sensitivity
Time frame: 1 year
Lesion contrast
Time frame: 1 year
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
Time frame: 1 year
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