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Magnification is an indispensable technique in pediatric nuclear medicine that is used to improve the overall spatial resolution characteristics of gamma cameras. Magnification scintigraphy is useful in the assessment of diseases of the thyroid, kidney, heart, small bones, and scrotum.1–7 To achieve magnification, a pinhole collimator or a converging collimator can be used.

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  1. Division of Nuclear Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston

    S. T. Treves MD (Chief, Professor of Radiology) (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    S. T. Treves MD (Chief, Professor of Radiology) (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

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Davis, R.T., Zimmerman, R.E., Treves, S.T. (2007). Magnification. In: Treves, S.T. (eds) Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32322-0_16

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