From SPECT/CT towards absolute quantification? - the case of unilateral condylar hyperplasia of the mandible.

Stijn De Schepper Gopinath GnanasegaranWouter De VosElke Van deCasteele John C Dickson Tim Van den Wyngaert

Published in: EJNMMI physics (2024)

Anthropomorphic phantoms were shown to be essential in determining optimal settings for acquisition, reconstruction, and analysis. SPECT/CT reconstructions with attenuation and scatter correction and resolution modeling are recommended and could improve specificity when using the 55%:45% threshold to assess condylar growth.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
pet ct
positron emission tomography
single molecule