Long-axial field-of-view PET/CT: perspectives and review of a revolutionary development in nuclear medicine based on clinical experience in over 7000 patients

I Alberts, H Sari, C Mingels, A Afshar-Oromieh, T Pyka… - Cancer Imaging, 2023 - Springer
Recently introduced long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT systems represent one of the
most significant advancements in nuclear medicine since the advent of multi-modality …

Long axial field-of-view PET/CT devices: are we ready for the technological revolution?

L Filippi, A Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In last decades hybrid imaging, combining molecular and anatomical data in a unique,
synergistic approach, has thoroughly changed the face of medical diagnostics [1, 2]. In …

Clinical performance of long axial field of view PET/CT: a head-to-head intra-individual comparison of the Biograph Vision Quadra with the Biograph Vision PET/CT

I Alberts, JN Hünermund, G Prenosil, C Mingels… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the performance of the new long axial field-of-view (LAFOV)
Biograph Vision Quadra PET/CT and a standard axial field-of-view (SAFOV) Biograph Vision …

A cross-scanner and cross-tracer deep learning method for the recovery of standard-dose imaging quality from low-dose PET

S Xue, R Guo, KP Bohn, J Matzke, M Viscione… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose A critical bottleneck for the credibility of artificial intelligence (AI) is replicating the
results in the diversity of clinical practice. We aimed to develop an AI that can be …

Combined [68 Ga] Ga-PSMA-11 and low-dose 2-[18F] FDG PET/CT using a long-axial field of view scanner for patients referred for [177Lu]-PSMA-radioligand therapy

I Alberts, R Schepers, K Zeimpekis, H Sari… - European journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Performing 2-[18F] FDG PET/CT in addition to a PSMA-ligand PET/CT can
assist in the detection of lesions with low PSMA expression and may help in prognostication …

Abbreviated scan protocols to capture 18F-FDG kinetics for long axial FOV PET scanners

V Viswanath, H Sari, AR Pantel, M Conti… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Kinetic parameters from dynamic 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) imaging offer
complementary insights to the study of disease compared to static clinical imaging …

Quantitative evaluation of a deep learning-based framework to generate whole-body attenuation maps using LSO background radiation in long axial FOV PET …

H Sari, M Teimoorisichani, C Mingels, I Alberts… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Attenuation correction is a critically important step in data correction in positron
emission tomography (PET) image formation. The current standard method involves …

A review of digital PET-CT technology: comparing performance parameters in SiPM integrated digital PET-CT systems

MK Singh - Radiography, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to perform a narrative review of digital Positron
emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scanners, focussing on the current …

Digital PET vs analog PET: clinical implications?

DA López-Mora, I Carrió, A Flotats - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique introduced in 1970s.
Over the years, PET was used alone but is in 2000 when the first hybrid PET/CT device was …

The clinical acceptability of short versus long duration acquisitions for head and neck cancer using long-axial field-of-view PET/CT: a retrospective evaluation

R Mei, T Pyka, H Sari, S Fanti… - European journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the utility of long duration (10 min) acquisitions compared to standard 4
min scans in the evaluation of head and neck cancer (HNC) using a long-axial field-of-view …