Positron emission tomography: current challenges and opportunities for technological advances in clinical and preclinical imaging systems

JJ Vaquero, P Kinahan - Annual review of biomedical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is based on detecting two time-coincident high-
energy photons from the emission of a positron-emitting radioisotope. The physics of the …

PET/MRI: where might it replace PET/CT?

EC Ehman, GB Johnson… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Simultaneous positron emission tomography and MRI (PET/MRI) is a technology that
combines the anatomic and quantitative strengths of MR imaging with physiologic …

NEMA NU 2‐2012 performance studies for the SiPM‐based ToF‐PET component of the GE SIGNA PET/MR system

AM Grant, TW Deller, MM Khalighi… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The GE SIGNA PET/MR is a new whole body integrated time‐of‐flight (ToF)‐
PET/MR scanner from GE Healthcare. The system is capable of simultaneous PET and MR …

Integrated PET/Mr

HH Quick - Journal of magnetic resonance imaging, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Integrated whole‐body PET/MR hybrid imaging combines excellent soft tissue contrast and
various functional imaging parameters provided by MR with high sensitivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Image quality and detectability in Siemens Biograph PET/MRI and PET/CT systems—a phantom study

SK Øen, LB Aasheim, L Eikenes, AM Karlberg - EJNMMI physics, 2019 - Springer
Background The technology of modern positron emission tomography (PET) systems
continuously improving, and with it the possibility to detect smaller lesions. Since first …

Simultaneous PET/MR imaging: MR‐based attenuation correction of local radiofrequency surface coils

DH Paulus, H Braun, B Aklan, HH Quick - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: In simultaneous positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR)
imaging, local receiver surface radiofrequency (RF) coils are positioned in the field‐of‐view …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative comparison of PET performance—Siemens Biograph mCT and mMR

AM Karlberg, O Sæther, L Eikenes, PE Goa - EJNMMI physics, 2016 - Springer
Background Integrated clinical whole-body PET/MR systems were introduced in 2010. In
order to bring this technology into clinical usage, it is of great importance to compare the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of harmonization strategies for quantitative PET

G Akamatsu, Y Tsutsui, H Daisaki, K Mitsumoto… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2023 - Springer
PET can reveal in vivo biological processes at the molecular level. PET-derived quantitative
values have been used as a surrogate marker for clinical decision-making in numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Influences on PET quantification and interpretation

JMM Rogasch, F Hofheinz, L van Heek, CA Voltin… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Various factors have been identified that influence quantitative accuracy and image
interpretation in positron emission tomography (PET). Through the continuous introduction …

[HTML][HTML] Combined PET/MR: the real work has just started. Summary report of the Third International Workshop on PET/MR Imaging; February 17–21, 2014, Tübingen …

DL Bailey, G Antoch, P Bartenstein, H Barthel… - Molecular imaging and …, 2015 - Springer
This paper summarises the proceedings and discussions at the third annual workshop held
in Tübingen, Germany, dedicated to the advancement of the technical, scientific and clinical …