The advent of multimodality imaging scanners combining PET and CT has led to a new
paradigm in image display and presentation that raises new challenges in workstation …

OBJECTIVE. This article discusses the current and potential issues physicians are facing as
PET/CT is integrated into medical practice. CONCLUSION. A variety of issues related to …

This review discusses the technical background of combined PET and CT and considers the
clinical applications of PET/CT imaging. Questions addressed include: Is PET/CT superior to …

Background With the introduction of dual-modality PET/CT imaging, the nuclear medicine
community is witnessing a revolution in its daily clinical practice. The hope is that this …

Positron emission tomography (PET) has become an integral part of the management of
patients with cancer as well as some cardiac and neurological diseases.^ sup 18^ F …

OBJECTIVE. This article identifies the most commonly encountered issues of combined
PET/CT and shows the wide variability in perceived possible solutions to these issues. This …

We developed positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) viewing
software (PETviewer) that can display co-registered PET and CT images obtained by …

Dual-modality PET/CT, as the most comprehensive diagnostic tool in oncologic imaging, has
invigorated nuclear medicine and attracted radiology's interest. The nuclear medicine …

Early in the history of nuclear medicine imaging it was realized that the nature of
physiological mechanisms associated with the use of radiotracers prevented the …

Combining data from different imaging modalities is far from being a new idea. Hand-drawn
contours on early thyroid scans constituted a rough anatomical reference for images of …