Shortened duration whole body 18 F-FDG PET Patlak imaging on the Biograph Vision Quadra PET/CT using a population-averaged input function.

Joyce van SluisJohannes H van SnickAdrienne H BrouwersWalter NoordzijRudi A J O DierckxRonald J H BorraAdriaan A LammertsmaAndor W J M GlaudemansRiemer H J A SlartMaqsood YaqubCharalampos TsoumpasRonald Boellaard

Published in: EJNMMI physics (2022)

images can be generated non-invasively on a Vision Quadra PET/CT system. In addition, using a scaled PIF allows for a substantial (factor 2 to 3) reduction in scan time without substantial loss of accuracy (7.38% bias) and precision (image quality and noise interference).

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