GE Discovery NM 530c

Family: GE Discovery NM · Modality: Nuclear Medicine / SPECT

Dedicated cardiac CZT SPECT — solid-state cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors arranged as fixed pinhole collimators aimed at the heart. Half-dose + half-time cardiac imaging vs conventional Anger-camera MPI. Primary competitor is Spectrum Dynamics D-SPECT.

Variant-specific considerations

• 19 pinhole CZT modules arranged in an arc
• Heart-only imaging; cannot do whole-body scintigraphy
• 5–10 min acquisition vs 15–20 min for conventional
• Same-day rest-stress protocol routine

Parts

CZT detector modules, pinhole collimator set, cardiac-positioning chair / couch.

Related

• Spectrum Dynamics D-SPECT (competitor)
• Cardiac SPECT