Clinical applications of PET in oncology
EM Rohren, TG Turkington, RE Coleman - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) provides metabolic information that has been
documented to be useful in patient care. The properties of positron decay permit accurate …
documented to be useful in patient care. The properties of positron decay permit accurate …
From PET detectors to PET scanners
This review describes the properties of available and emerging radiation detector and read-
out technologies and discusses how they may affect PET scanner performance. After a …
out technologies and discusses how they may affect PET scanner performance. After a …
Total body PET: why, how, what for?
PET instruments are now available with a long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) to enable imaging
the total-body, or at least head and torso, simultaneously and without bed translation. This …
the total-body, or at least head and torso, simultaneously and without bed translation. This …
Within-patient variability of 18F-FDG: standardized uptake values in normal tissues
N Paquet, A Albert, J Foidart… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to evaluate the test-retest variability of standardized uptake values
(SUVs) in normal tissues and the impact of various methods for measuring the SUV …
(SUVs) in normal tissues and the impact of various methods for measuring the SUV …
Positron flight in human tissues and its influence on PET image spatial resolution
A Sanchez-Crespo, P Andreo, SA Larsson - European journal of nuclear …, 2004 - Springer
The influence of the positron distance of flight in various human tissues on the spatial
resolution in positron emission tomography (PET) was assessed for positrons from carbon …
resolution in positron emission tomography (PET) was assessed for positrons from carbon …
PET performance measurements using the NEMA NU 2-2001 standard
ME Daube-Witherspoon, JS Karp… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
The NU 2-1994 standard document for PET performance measurements has recently been
updated. The updated document, NU 2-2001, includes revised measurements for spatial …
updated. The updated document, NU 2-2001, includes revised measurements for spatial …
PET instrumentation and reconstruction algorithms in whole-body applications
G Tarantola, F Zito, P Gerundini - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this work is the presentation and comparison of state-of-the-art dedicated PET
systems actually available on the market, in terms of physical performance and technical …
systems actually available on the market, in terms of physical performance and technical …
Use of a corrected standardized uptake value based on the lesion size on CT permits accurate characterization of lung nodules on FDG-PET
M Hickeson, M Yun, A Matthies, H Zhuang… - European journal of …, 2002 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to determine the actual standardized uptake value (SUV) by
using the lesion size from computer tomography (CT) scan to correct for resolution and …
using the lesion size from computer tomography (CT) scan to correct for resolution and …
[18F]FDG-PET predicts complete pathological response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
A Berriolo-Riedinger, C Touzery, JM Riedinger… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate, in breast cancer patients treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the
predictive value of reduction in FDG uptake with regard to complete pathological response …
predictive value of reduction in FDG uptake with regard to complete pathological response …
Optimization of a fully 3D single scatter simulation algorithm for 3D PET
R Accorsi, LE Adam, ME Werner… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe a new implementation of a single scatter simulation (SSS) algorithm for the
prediction and correction of scatter in 3D PET. In this implementation, out of field of view …
prediction and correction of scatter in 3D PET. In this implementation, out of field of view …