A review of harmonization strategies for quantitative PET

G Akamatsu, Y Tsutsui, H Daisaki, K Mitsumoto… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2023 - Springer
PET can reveal in vivo biological processes at the molecular level. PET-derived quantitative
values have been used as a surrogate marker for clinical decision-making in numerous …

Challenging the significance of SUV-based parameters in a large-scale retrospective study on lung lesions

C Pini, M Kirienko, F Gelardi, P Bossi, D Rahal… - Cancer Imaging, 2024 - Springer
Background Although many well-known factors affect the maximum standardized uptake
value (SUVmax), it remains the most requested and used parameter, especially among …

The effects of various penalty parameter values in Q.Clear algorithm for rectal cancer detection on 18F-FDG images using a BGO-based PET/CT scanner: a phantom …

F Sadeghi, P Sheikhzadeh, S Farzanehfar, P Ghafarian… - EJNMMI physics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The Q. Clear algorithm is a fully convergent iterative image
reconstruction technique. We hypothesize that different PET/CT scanners with distinct crystal …

Phantom and clinical evaluation of Block Sequential Regularized Expectation Maximization (BSREM) reconstruction algorithm in 68Ga-PSMA PET-CT studies

F Sadeghi, P Sheikhzadeh, N Kasraie… - … Engineering Sciences in …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of varying β-values in the block sequential
regularized expectation maximization (BSREM) algorithm under differing lesion sizes to …

Optimizing scan time and bayesian penalized likelihood reconstruction algorithm in copper-64 PET/CT imaging: a phantom study

A Monsef, P Sheikhzadeh, JR Steiner… - Biomedical Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate Cu-64 PET phantom image quality using
Bayesian Penalized Likelihood (BPL) and Ordered Subset Expectation Maximum with point …

Optimization of the Acquisition Time and Injected Dose of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Based on Patient Specifications for High-Sensitive Positron Emission Tomography …

M Al-Fatlawi, F Pak, S Farzanefar… - World Journal of …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Background This study was aimed to optimize the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-administered
dose and scan time based on patient specifications using a highly sensitive five-ring bismuth …

Impact of Reconstruction Algorithms at Different Sphere-to-Background Ratios on Pet Quantification: A Phantom Study

A Mohamed, H Farag, S Reda, A Soltan… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Using the NEMA phantom, the behavior of four distinct PET/CT reconstruction algorithms
was investigated. These reconstruction algorithms were (OSEM, OSEM+ PSF, OSEM+ TOF …