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 …

Clinical experience at Johns Hopkins and published literature regarding PET/CT
applications in the abdomen and pelvis are reviewed, and the strengths and limitations of …

18F-Fluoride PET/CT was performed on 44 oncologic patients to evaluate its diagnostic
accuracy in assessing malignant osseous involvement and in differentiating malignant from …

PURPOSE: To assess diagnostic accuracy of combined positron emission tomography
(PET) and computed tomography (CT) in detection of pelvic recurrence in patients with rectal …

PET radiotracer imaging with the labeled glucose analogue [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
is increasingly being used in oncology imaging because of its usefulness in detecting and …

Software image registration is a powerful and versatile tool that allows the fusion of
molecular and anatomic information. Image registration can be applied to compare anatomic …

Objective Hybrid whole-body magnetic resonance/positron emission tomography (MR/PET)
systems are a new diagnostic tool enabling the simultaneous acquisition of morphologic and …

The usefulness of whole-body 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG)-fluorodeoxyglucose positron
emission (PET)/computed tomography (CT) is established for assessment of disease …

Purpose To compare anatomic alignment between morphologic and positron emission
tomography (PET) images acquired in the abdomen and pelvis by using simultaneous …

Since the 1990s, hybrid imaging by means of software and hardware image fusion alike
allows the intrinsic combination of functional and anatomical image information. This review …