Influences on PET quantification and interpretation

JMM Rogasch, F Hofheinz, L van Heek, CA Voltin… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Various factors have been identified that influence quantitative accuracy and image
interpretation in positron emission tomography (PET). Through the continuous introduction …

Factors affecting quantification in PET/CT imaging

O Mawlawi, SC Kappadath, T Pan… - Current Medical …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
In the past few years, PET and PET/CT imaging have increasingly been used as the
modalities of choice for the diagnosis, staging and restaging of malignant disease. The main …

Pitfalls on PET/CT due to artifacts and instrumentation

YJ Tsai, C Liu - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
PET/CT has become a preferred imaging modality over PET-only scanners in clinical
practice. However, along with the significant improvement in diagnostic accuracy and patient …

An update on novel quantitative techniques in the context of evolving whole-body PET imaging

S Houshmand, A Salavati, S Hess, TJ Werner… - PET clinics, 2015 - pet.theclinics.com
The progress made in PET imaging during the last few decades has tremendously
expanded the applications of this imaging modality in various domains in clinical and …

PET/CT: a new imaging technology in nuclear medicine

H Schöder, YE Erdi, SM Larson… - European journal of …, 2003 - Springer
This review discusses the technical background of combined PET and CT and considers the
clinical applications of PET/CT imaging. Questions addressed include: Is PET/CT superior to …

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography–imaging protocols, artifacts, and pitfalls

A Bockisch, T Beyer, G Antoch, LS Freudenberg… - Molecular Imaging & …, 2004 - Elsevier
There has been a longstanding interest in fused images of anatomical information, such as
that provided by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems …

How do the more recent reconstruction algorithms affect the interpretation criteria of PET/CT images?

A Matti, GM Lima, C Pettinato, F Pietrobon… - Nuclear Medicine and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Recently, a new Bayesian Penalized Likelihood (BPL) Reconstruction
Algorithm was introduced by GE Healthcare, Q. Clear; it promises to provide better PET …

Recent advances in instrumentation for positron emission tomography

SR Cherry - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 1994 - Elsevier
Abstract Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique
which allows the non-invasive assessment of regional tissue function. This review article …

Positron emission tomography

G Muehllehner, JS Karp - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
The developments in positron emission tomography (PET) are reviewed with an emphasis
on instrumentation for clinical PET imaging. After a brief summary of positron imaging before …

[PDF][PDF] PET vs. SPECT: in the context of ongoing developments

A RAHMIN - 2006 - sid.ir
This paper intends to compare the abilities of the two major imaging modalities in nuclear
medicine imaging: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission …