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Performance Evaluation of the uEXPLORER Total-Body PET/CT Scanner Based on NEMA NU 2-2018 with Additional Tests to Characterize PET Scanners with a Long Axial Field of View
Benjamin A. Spencer, Eric Berg, Jeffrey P. Schmall, Negar Omidvari, Edwin K. Leung, Yasser G. Abdelhafez, Songsong Tang, Zilin Deng, Yun Dong, Yang Lv, Jun Bao, Weiping Liu, Hongdi Li, Terry Jones, Ramsey D. Badawi and Simon R. Cherry
Journal of Nuclear Medicine June 2021, 62 (6) 861-870; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.250597
Benjamin A. Spencer
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
2Department of Radiology, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Eric Berg
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Jeffrey P. Schmall
3United Imaging Healthcare, Houston, Texas; and
Negar Omidvari
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Edwin K. Leung
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Yasser G. Abdelhafez
2Department of Radiology, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Songsong Tang
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Zilin Deng
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Yun Dong
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Yang Lv
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Jun Bao
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Weiping Liu
4United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Hongdi Li
3United Imaging Healthcare, Houston, Texas; and
Terry Jones
2Department of Radiology, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Ramsey D. Badawi
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
2Department of Radiology, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
Simon R. Cherry
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California–Davis, Davis, California
2Department of Radiology, University of California–Davis, Davis, California

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Performance Evaluation of the uEXPLORER Total-Body PET/CT Scanner Based on NEMA NU 2-2018 with Additional Tests to Characterize PET Scanners with a Long Axial Field of View
Benjamin A. Spencer, Eric Berg, Jeffrey P. Schmall, Negar Omidvari, Edwin K. Leung, Yasser G. Abdelhafez, Songsong Tang, Zilin Deng, Yun Dong, Yang Lv, Jun Bao, Weiping Liu, Hongdi Li, Terry Jones, Ramsey D. Badawi, Simon R. Cherry
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Jun 2021, 62 (6) 861-870; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.250597
Performance Evaluation of the uEXPLORER Total-Body PET/CT Scanner Based on NEMA NU 2-2018 with Additional Tests to Characterize PET Scanners with a Long Axial Field of View
Benjamin A. Spencer, Eric Berg, Jeffrey P. Schmall, Negar Omidvari, Edwin K. Leung, Yasser G. Abdelhafez, Songsong Tang, Zilin Deng, Yun Dong, Yang Lv, Jun Bao, Weiping Liu, Hongdi Li, Terry Jones, Ramsey D. Badawi, Simon R. Cherry
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Jun 2021, 62 (6) 861-870; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.250597
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