Improved detection of in-transit metastases of malignant melanoma with BSREM reconstruction in digital [18F]FDG PET/CT.

Virginia LiberiniMichael MesserliLars HusmannKen KuduraHannes GrünigAlexander MaurerStephan SkawranErika OritaDaniele A PizzutoDésirée DeandreisReinhard DummerJoanna ManganaDaniela Mihic-ProbstNiels RuppMartin W Huellner

Published in: European radiology (2021)

• In melanoma patients, [18F]FDG PET/CT helps to detect in-transit metastases (ITM), and their detection is improved by using BSREM instead of OSEM reconstruction. • BSREM is particularly useful in small lesions.

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