Hybrid total-body pet scanners—current status and future perspectives
Purpose Since the 1990s, PET has been successfully combined with MR or CT systems. In
the past years, especially PET systems have seen a trend towards an enlarged axial field of …
the past years, especially PET systems have seen a trend towards an enlarged axial field of …
Positron emission tomography: current challenges and opportunities for technological advances in clinical and preclinical imaging systems
JJ Vaquero, P Kinahan - Annual review of biomedical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is based on detecting two time-coincident high-
energy photons from the emission of a positron-emitting radioisotope. The physics of the …
energy photons from the emission of a positron-emitting radioisotope. The physics of the …
Innovations in instrumentation for positron emission tomography
PET scanners are sophisticated and highly sensitive biomedical imaging devices that can
produce highly quantitative images showing the 3-dimensional distribution of radiotracers …
produce highly quantitative images showing the 3-dimensional distribution of radiotracers …
[HTML][HTML] Multiparametric imaging of breast cancer: an update of current applications
Imaging plays an indispensable role in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Several new imaging tools are currently being developed for clinical use to improve …
Several new imaging tools are currently being developed for clinical use to improve …
Evaluation of the performance of a high-resolution time-of-flight PET system dedicated to the head and breast according to NEMA NU 2-2012 standard
D Morimoto-Ishikawa, K Hanaoka, S Watanabe… - EJNMMI physics, 2022 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the physical performance of a positron emission
tomography (PET) system dedicated to the head and breast according to the National …
tomography (PET) system dedicated to the head and breast according to the National …
Multiparametric approach to breast cancer with emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging in the era of personalized breast cancer treatment
A multiparametric approach to breast cancer imaging offers the advantage of integrating the
diverse contributions of various parameters. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic …
diverse contributions of various parameters. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic …
Comments on the NEMA NU 4-2008 standard on performance measurement of small animal positron emission tomographs
Abstract The National Electrical Manufacturers Association's (NEMA) NU 4-2008 standard
specifies methodology for evaluating the performance of small-animal PET scanners. The …
specifies methodology for evaluating the performance of small-animal PET scanners. The …
Performance evaluation of a whole-body prototype PET scanner with four-layer DOI detectors
G Akamatsu, H Tashima, Y Iwao… - Physics in Medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Parallax error caused by the detector crystal thickness degrades spatial resolution at the
peripheral regions of the field-of-view (FOV) of a scanner. To resolve this issue, depth-of …
peripheral regions of the field-of-view (FOV) of a scanner. To resolve this issue, depth-of …
Higher breast cancer conspicuity on dbPET compared to WB-PET/CT
K Nishimatsu, Y Nakamoto, KK Miyake… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate lesion detectability of a dedicated
breast positron-emission tomography (dbPET) scanner for breast cancers with an updated …
breast positron-emission tomography (dbPET) scanner for breast cancers with an updated …
Image quality evaluation of real low-dose breast PET
Y Satoh, M Imai, C Ikegawa, H Onishi - Japanese Journal of Radiology, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the clinical feasibility of high-resolution dedicated breast positron
emission tomography (dbPET) with real low-dose 18F-2-fluorodeoxy-d-glucose (18F-FDG) …
emission tomography (dbPET) with real low-dose 18F-2-fluorodeoxy-d-glucose (18F-FDG) …