PET/CT: Form and Function1

TM Blodgett, CC Meltzer, DW Townsend - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
PET scanner with a four- or eight-section CT scanner; note that there is a size difference
between the smaller CT scanner in front and the larger PET scanner … the role of PET- or PET/CT-…

The role of PET scan in diagnosis, staging, and management of non-small cell lung cancer

L Schrevens, N Lorent, C Dooms… - The oncologist, 2004 - academic.oup.com
… software or by hardware in an integrated PET-CT scanner) is superior to simple correlative …
resolution of CT (1 mm for modern scanners) is far superior to that of current PET cameras (6–…

The role of PET/CT scanning in radiotherapy planning

PH Jarritt, KJ Carson, AR Hounsell… - The British journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… be registered in software; PET-CT images from a combined scanner could be registered to
a planning CT scan; or a planning PET-CT scan could be carried out on a combined scanner. …

[PDF][PDF] Role of FDG PET/CT scan in head and neck cancer patients

MB Karam, A Doroudinia, AS Nainee… - Archives of Iranian …, 2017 - journalaim.com
… Introduction: PET/CT scan has an emerging role in head and neck oncology with a few well-…
is reporting PET/CT findings in head and neck cancer patients to emphasize its role in head …

Role of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET)‐computed tomography (CT) in the staging of bladder cancer

H Goodfellow, Z Viney, P Hughes, S Rankin… - BJU …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
role of a PET scan in the perioperative staging of BC. There are three potential ways PET
scans could be used in this setting: scan … In our trust it was felt that if the PET scans showed a …

The pivotal role of FDG-PET/CT in modern medicine

S Hess, BA Blomberg, HJ Zhu, PF Høilund-Carlsen… - Academic radiology, 2014 - Elsevier
… , and FDG-PET/CT is currently the most … -PET and FDG-PET/CT as well as novel developments
in quantification and potential future indications including the emerging new modality PET

Role of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in head and neck cancer

EJ Escott - Radiologic Clinics, 2013 - radiologic.theclinics.com
… Optimally, a diagnostic quality CT scan is performed as part of a PET/CT. To obtain the full
diagnostic value of a PET/CT, both the PET and CT components must be carefully evaluated. …

Clinical applications of PET and PET-CT

SS Anand, H Singh, AK Dash - Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2009 - Elsevier
… are the pre-eminent modalities for diagnosing stroke there is renewed interest in
assessing the CVD patients with PET, to determine the role of therapeutic interventions. …

The role of PET/CT for evaluating breast cancer

SK Yang, N Cho, WK Moon - Korean journal of radiology, 2007 - synapse.koreamed.org
… The PET/CT findings of 58 breast cancer patients (age range: 34 79 years old, mean age: …
with the PET or CT scans alone. PET/CT was found to be better than PET or CT alone for …

False-positive FDG PET uptake− the role of PET/CT

SJ Rosenbaum, T Lind, G Antoch, A Bockisch - European radiology, 2006 - Springer
PET and CT (PET/CT) as anatomic information is added to the metabolic data. Thus, PET/CT
improves the diagnostic accuracy compared to PET alone … However, PET/CT involves other …