Long-axial field-of-view PET/CT: perspectives and review of a revolutionary development in nuclear medicine based on clinical experience in over 7000 patients

I Alberts, H Sari, C Mingels, A Afshar-Oromieh, T Pyka… - Cancer Imaging, 2023 - Springer
Recently introduced long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT systems represent one of the
most significant advancements in nuclear medicine since the advent of multi-modality …

Long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET-CT: implementation in static and dynamic oncological studies

A Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, L Pan… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET-CT scanners have been recently developed and are
already in clinical use in few centers worldwide. Although still limited, the hitherto acquired …

Comparison of parametric imaging and SUV imaging with [68 Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 using dynamic total-body PET/CT in prostate cancer

R Chen, YL Ng, X Yang, Y Zhu, L Li, H Zhao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Standardized uptake value (SUV) has been prevalently used to measure [68 Ga]
Ga-PSMA-11 activity in prostate cancer, but it is susceptible to multiple factors. Parametric …

Quantitation of dynamic total-body PET imaging: recent developments and future perspectives

F Gu, Q Wu - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is an important diagnostic
imaging technique used in disease diagnosis, therapy planning, treatment monitoring, and …

Advantages and challenges of total-body PET/CT at a tertiary cancer center: insights from Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

W Chen, Y Li, Z Li, Y Jiang, Y Cui, J Zeng… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Soc Nuclear Med
In recent decades, researchers worldwide have directed their efforts toward enhancing the
quality of PET imaging. The detection sensitivity and image resolution of conventional PET …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the maximum ring difference on image quality and noise characteristics of a total-body PET/CT scanner

FP Schmidt, JG Mannheim, PM Linder, P Will… - … für Medizinische Physik, 2023 - Elsevier
The sensitivity of a PET system highly depends on the axial acceptance angle or maximum
ring difference (MRD), which can be particularly high for total-body scanners due to their …

Dynamic total-body PET/CT imaging with reduced acquisition time shows acceptable performance in quantification of [18F]FDG tumor kinetic metrics

G Liu, Y Shi, X Hou, H Yu, Y Hu, Y Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the feasibility of reducing the acquisition time for continuous dynamic
positron emission tomography (PET) while retaining acceptable performance in quantifying …

ParaPET: non-invasive deep learning method for direct parametric brain PET reconstruction using histoimages

R Vashistha, H Moradi, A Hammond, K O'Brien… - EJNMMI research, 2024 - Springer
Background The indirect method for generating parametric images in positron emission
tomography (PET) involves the acquisition and reconstruction of dynamic images and …

A short 18F-FDG imaging window triple injection neuroimaging protocol for parametric mapping in PET

H Moradi, R Vashistha, K O'Brien, A Hammond… - EJNMMI research, 2024 - Springer
Background In parametric PET, kinetic parameters are extracted from dynamic PET images.
It is not commonly used in clinical practice because of long scan times and the requirement …

Beyond stillness: the importance of tackling patient's motion for reliable parametric imaging

A Artesani, L Providência, J van Sluis… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Positron emission tomography (PET) is currently going through a technological revolution
marked by the introduction of long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET systems, advanced …