FDG PET for the Detection of Bone Metastases: Sensitivity, Specificity and Comparison with Other Imaging Modalities [0.03%]
FDG-PET在骨转移检测中的敏感性、特异性和与其他影像学检查对比研究
Colleen M Costelloe,Hubert H Chuang,John E Madewell
Colleen M Costelloe
A literature review was performed of studies reporting sensitivity and specificity of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET from January 1, 2000 to January 1, 2010. PET was found to have higher sensitivity for the detection of osseous metastase...
Gary J R Cook
Gary J R Cook
(18)F-fluoride is a bone-specific PET tracer that was first described 40 years ago, but it has been more extensively investigated in the setting of bone metastases only in more recent years. (18)F-fluoride PET is a highly sensitive method f...
Michelle L Frost,Glen M Blake,Ignac Fogelman
Michelle L Frost
An assessment of bone turnover at specific sites of the skeleton would allow a better understanding of the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the direct effects of drugs on bone turnover at common osteoporotic fracture sites. (18)F-Fluorid...
Measuring Bone Metabolism with Fluoride PET: Methodological Considerations [0.03%]
氟化物PET骨代谢显像的方法学考量
Ivayla Apostolova,Winfried Brenner
Ivayla Apostolova
In recent years the more widespread availability of PET systems and the development of hybrid PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging, allowing improved morphologic characterization of sites with increased tracer uptake, have improved the accu...
Habib Zaidi,B Kevin Teo
Habib Zaidi
Charalampos Tsoumpas,Anastasios Gaitanis
Charalampos Tsoumpas
The driving force in the research and development of new hybrid PET-CT/MR imaging scanners is the production of images with optimum quality, accuracy, and resolution. However, the acquisition process is limited by several factors. Key issue...
Osama R Mawlawi,Laurence E Court
Osama R Mawlawi
Radiation oncology has evolved to the point at which it is ripe for the clinical introduction of routine four-dimensional (4D) PET-CT scanning. The initial use of 4D PET-CT will be for target definition, followed by the use of standardized ...
Stephan G Nekolla,Julia Dinges,Christoph Rischpler
Stephan G Nekolla
Electrocardiogram-gated cardiac positron emission tomography is a valuable addition to the armamentarium of clinical positron emission tomography. It provides incremental diagnostic information and can be conveniently embedded into clinical...
Four-Dimensional Image Reconstruction Strategies in Cardiac-Gated and Respiratory-Gated PET Imaging [0.03%]
心脏门控和呼吸门控PET成像中的四种图像重建策略
Arman Rahmim,Jing Tang,Habib Zaidi
Arman Rahmim
Cardiac and respiratory movements pose significant challenges to image quality and quantitative accuracy in PET imaging. Cardiac and/or respiratory gating attempt to address this issue, but instead lead to enhanced noise levels. Direct four...
Attenuation Correction Strategies for Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and 4-Dimensional Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography [0.03%]
正电子发射断层扫描/X线计算机体层摄影及四维正电子发射断层扫描/X线计算机体层摄影的衰减校正策略
Tinsu Pan,Habib Zaidi
Tinsu Pan
This article discusses attenuation correction strategies in positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and 4-dimensional PET/CT imaging. Average CT scan derived from averaging the high temporal resolution CT images is effecti...