Positron emission mammography with tomographic acquisition using dual planar detectors: initial evaluations

MF Smith, RR Raylman, S Majewski… - Physics in Medicine …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Positron emission mammography (PEM) with tomographic acquisition using dual planar
detectors rotating about the breast can obtain complete angular sampling and has the …

Improving PET imaging for breast cancer using virtual pinhole PET half-ring insert

AJ Mathews, S Komarov, H Wu… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
A PET insert with detector having smaller crystals and placed near a region of interest in a
conventional PET scanner can improve image resolution locally due to the virtual-pinhole …

Image quality and semiquantitative measurements on the biograph vision PET/CT system: initial experiences and comparison with the biograph mCT

J van Sluis, R Boellaard… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
In May 2018, the Biograph Vision PET/CT system was installed at the University Medical
Center Groningen. This study evaluated the initial experiences with this new PET/CT system …

Quantitative image reconstruction for total-body PET imaging using the 2-meter long EXPLORER scanner

X Zhang, J Zhou, SR Cherry… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The EXPLORER project aims to build a 2 meter long total-body PET scanner, which will
provide extremely high sensitivity for imaging the entire human body. It will possess a range …

Attenuation correction without transmission scan for the MAMMI breast PET

A Soriano, A González, A Orero, L Moliner… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Whole-body Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners are required in order to span
large Fields of View (FOV). Therefore, reaching the sensitivity and spatial resolution required …

Detection of primary breast carcinoma with a dedicated, large-field-of-view FDG PET mammography device: initial experience

EL Rosen, TG Turkington, MS Soo, JA Baker… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively assess a dedicated, large field of view positron emission
tomography (PET) mammographic device for imaging primary breast carcinoma …

Total-body 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in oncology patients: how fast could it be?

P Hu, Y Zhang, H Yu, S Chen, H Tan, C Qi… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to determine a faster PET acquisition protocol for a total-
body PET/CT scanner by assessing the image quality that is equivalent to a conventional …

Digital PET/CT allows for shorter acquisition protocols or reduced radiopharmaceutical dose in [18F]-FDG PET/CT

I Alberts, C Sachpekidis, G Prenosil, M Viscione… - Annals of nuclear …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To establish the feasibility of shorter acquisition times (and by analogy, applied
activity) on tumour detection and lesion contrast in digital PET/CT. Methods Twenty-one …

PET/CT today and tomorrow

DW Townsend, JPJ Carney, JT Yap… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
Accurate anatomic localization of functional abnormalities seen with PET is known to be
problematic. Even though nonspecific tracers such as 18 F-FDG visualize certain normal …

Comparison of Whole-Body 18F FDG PET/MR Imaging and Whole-Body 18F FDG PET/CT in Terms of Lesion Detection and Radiation Dose in Patients with Breast …

AN Melsaether, RA Raad, AC Pujara, FD Ponzo… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare fluorine 18 (18F) fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) combined positron
emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with 18F FDG combined …