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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 long axial field-of-view PET scanners
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 October 2020, jnumed.120.250597; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.250597
Benjamin A. Spencer
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States;
Eric Berg
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States;
Jeffrey P. Schmall
2 United Imaging Healthcare, America;
Negar Omidvari
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States;
Edwin K. Leung
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States;
Yasser G. Abdelhafez
3 Department of Radiology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA;
Songsong Tang
4 United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Zilin Deng
4 United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Yun Dong
4 United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Yang Lv
4 United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Jun Bao
4 United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Weiping Liu
4 United Imaging Healthcare, Shanghai, China
Hongdi Li
2 United Imaging Healthcare, America;
Terry Jones
3 Department of Radiology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA;
Ramsey D. Badawi
3 Department of Radiology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA;
Simon R. Cherry
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States;

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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 long axial field-of-view PET scanners
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 Oct 2020, jnumed.120.250597; 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 long axial field-of-view PET scanners
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 Oct 2020, jnumed.120.250597; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.250597
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