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First Human Imaging Studies with the EXPLORER Total-Body PET Scanner*

Ramsey D. Badawi, Hongcheng Shi, Pengcheng Hu, Shuguang Chen, Tianyi Xu, Patricia M. Price, Yu Ding, Benjamin A. Spencer, Lorenzo Nardo, Weiping Liu, Jun Bao, Terry Jones, Hongdi Li and Simon R. Cherry
Journal of Nuclear Medicine March 2019, 60 (3) 299-303; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.119.226498
Ramsey D. Badawi
1Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California
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Hongcheng Shi
3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pengcheng Hu
3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Shuguang Chen
3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Tianyi Xu
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China; and
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Patricia M. Price
5Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Yu Ding
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China; and
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Benjamin A. Spencer
1Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
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Lorenzo Nardo
1Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
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Weiping Liu
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China; and
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Jun Bao
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China; and
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Terry Jones
1Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
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Hongdi Li
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China; and
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Simon R. Cherry
1Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California
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vol. 60 no. 3 299-303
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.119.226498
PubMed 
30733314

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0161-5505
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2159-662X
History 
  • Received for publication January 23, 2019
  • Accepted for publication January 24, 2019
  • Published online March 1, 2019.

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  1. Ramsey D. Badawi1,2,
  2. Hongcheng Shi3,
  3. Pengcheng Hu3,
  4. Shuguang Chen3,
  5. Tianyi Xu4,
  6. Patricia M. Price5,
  7. Yu Ding4,
  8. Benjamin A. Spencer1,
  9. Lorenzo Nardo1,
  10. Weiping Liu4,
  11. Jun Bao4,
  12. Terry Jones1,
  13. Hongdi Li4 and
  14. Simon R. Cherry1,2
  1. 1Department of Radiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
  2. 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California
  3. 3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  4. 4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China; and
  5. 5Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact either of the following:Ramsey D. Badawi, Department of Radiology, UC Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y St., Sacramento, CA 95817. E-mail: rdbadawi{at}ucdavis.edu
  2. Hongcheng Shi, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd., Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. E-mail: shi.hongcheng{at}zs-hospital.sh.cn
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