TY - JOUR
T1 - PET/CT imaging techniques, considerations, and artifacts
AU - Mawlawi, Osama
AU - Pan, Tinsu
AU - Macapinlac, Homer A.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - In the past few years, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has increasingly been used for the diagnosis, staging, and restaging of malignant diseases. The success of this emerging modality has primarily been due to its ability to combine the advantages of both PET and CT imaging while minimizing their separate weaknesses. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the basis behind PET/CT imaging, its advantages, and discuss its imaging artifacts with special emphasis on proposed correction techniques. A brief discussion regarding the use of PET/CT imaging for radiation treatment planning is also presented.
AB - In the past few years, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has increasingly been used for the diagnosis, staging, and restaging of malignant diseases. The success of this emerging modality has primarily been due to its ability to combine the advantages of both PET and CT imaging while minimizing their separate weaknesses. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the basis behind PET/CT imaging, its advantages, and discuss its imaging artifacts with special emphasis on proposed correction techniques. A brief discussion regarding the use of PET/CT imaging for radiation treatment planning is also presented.
KW - CT attenuation correction
KW - PET/CT
KW - PET/CT artifacts
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U2 - 10.1097/00005382-200605000-00002
DO - 10.1097/00005382-200605000-00002
M3 - Article
C2 - 16770227
AN - SCOPUS:33745219462
SN - 0883-5993
VL - 21
SP - 99
EP - 110
JO - Journal of Thoracic Imaging
JF - Journal of Thoracic Imaging
IS - 2
ER -