Implementation and performance evaluation of simultaneous PET/MR whole-body imaging with continuous table motion

H Braun, S Ziegler, MG Lentschig… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
In current PET/MR systems, the data acquisition paradigm is based on a multistation
examination, imaging the patient from hip to head. This strategy has potential limitations …

Hybrid PET/MRI imaging with continuous table motion

H Braun, S Ziegler, DH Paulus, HH Quick - Medical physics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: With the recent introduction of integrated whole‐body hybrid positron emission
tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) scanners, the need for data collection …

Clinical workflow considerations for implementation of continuous-bed-motion PET/CT

SN Acuff, D Osborne - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
Within the last 3 y, a new type of technology has emerged for PET imaging that uses a
continuous-bed-motion (CBM) acquisition. For technologists, this type of acquisition requires …

Effects of breathing motion on PET acquisitions: step and shoot versus continuous bed motion

Y Owaki, T Nakahara, T Shimizu… - Nuclear medicine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Continuous bed motion (CBM) acquisition recently became available in whole-
body PET/CT scanners in addition to the conventional step and shoot (S&S) acquisition. In …

Continuous bed motion vs. step-and-shoot acquisition on clinical whole-body dynamic and parametric PET imaging

NA Karakatsanis, V Garibotto… - 2015 IEEE Nuclear …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous bed motion (CBM) has been recently introduced in the clinic as an alternative
PET acquisition mode with respect to the traditional time-discretized step-and-shoot (SS) …

Workflow considerations in PET/MR imaging

GK von Schulthess, P Veit-Haibach - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Many groups attempt to optimize imaging protocols on PET/MR imaging systems. Although
research protocols may take as long as 60–90 min, much more efficient clinical workflows …

Prototype time-of-flight PET ring integrated with a 3T MRI system for simultaneous whole-body PET/MR imaging

C Levin, G Glover, T Deller, D McDaniel, W Peterson… - 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
148 Objectives A prototype time-of-flight PET system based on silicon photomultipliers
(SiPM) has been developed for simultaneous whole body PET/MR imaging. In this study …

Sequential whole-body PET/MR scanner: concept, clinical use, and optimisation after two years in the clinic. The manufacturer's perspective

A Kalemis, BMA Delattre, S Heinzer - Magnetic Resonance Materials in …, 2013 - Springer
PET and MRI are established clinical tools which provide complementary information, but
clinical workflow limits widespread clinical application of both modalities in combination. The …

A quantitative image reconstruction platform with integrated motion detection for total-body PET

E Leung, E Revilla, B Spencer, Z Xie, X Zhang… - 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
1549 Introduction: The ability to accurately measure radiotracer concentration across the
body is a hallmark of PET. To do so requires physics corrections applied during image …

Dynamic whole-body 18F-FDG PET for minimizing patient motion artifact

T Kaji, K Osanai, T Nakata, N Tamaki - Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Recent PET/CT systems permit short acquisition with acceptable image quality. In addition,
continuous-bed-motion mode is available for whole-body PET imaging with some PET …