Optimization of PET reconstruction algorithm, SUV thresholding algorithm and PET acquisition time in clinical 11C-acetate PET/CT.

Sara N StrandbergArmin HashemiJan AxelssonKatrine Riklund

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Delineation with SharpIR 42% seems to provide the most accurate combined information from SUVmax, SUVmean, FTV and total lesion uptake. Acquisition time may be shortened to two minutes per bed position with preserved image quality.

Keyphrases

pet ct
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positron emission tomography
deep learning
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