Initial experience with a SiPM-based PET/CT scanner: influence of acquisition time on image quality.

Ida SonniLucia BarattoSonya ParkNegin HatamiShyam SrinivasGuido DavidzonSanjiv Sam GambhirAndrei H Iagaru

Published in: EJNMMI physics (2018)

Our results suggest that despite significant delays from injection to imaging (due to comparison with standard PET/CT) compared to standard clinical operations and even in a population with average BMI > 25, images can be acquired as fast as 90 s/bed using the SiPM PET/CT and still result in very good image quality (average score > 4).

Keyphrases

pet ct
image quality
computed tomography
positron emission tomography
dual energy
high resolution
deep learning
body mass index
optical coherence tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
machine learning
mass spectrometry
physical activity
photodynamic therapy
weight loss