PET/CT Protocols and Artifacts in the Head and Neck
| Autor: | Alex Ryan, Aref Akbarpouranbadr, Todd M. Blodgett, Barry McCook |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
PET-CT Radiation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Head and neck cancer Computed tomography General Medicine medicine.disease medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Radiology Ct imaging Nuclear medicine business Radiation treatment planning Head and neck |
| Zdroj: | PET Clinics. 2:433-443 |
| ISSN: | 1556-8598 |
| Popis: | Combined PET/CT has been in existence clinically for nearly 7 years since development and initial evaluation from 1998 to 2001. Combined PET/CT offers advantages over PET and CT acquired on separate devices, including consolidation of imaging studies, more accurate data coregistration, improved lesion localization, and benefits related to radiation therapy planning. This article discusses CT and PET protocols pertinent to PET/CT imaging in patients who have head and neck cancer, including a discussion of how the CT portion of a PET/CT scan can be performed and a description of common PET/CT artifacts that may be encountered secondary to CT protocols. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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