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FIGURE 6. (A) Significant respiration mismatch between CT and PET results in severe artifacts in corrected emission images. (B) Free breathing during spiral CT scan may cause artifacts that propagate into corrected PET, which is acquired in free breathing over many respiration cycles. (C) Using special breathing instructions, respiration-induced artifacts and mismatches may be reduced in majority of cases.





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