PET versus SPECT: strengths, limitations and challenges

A Rahmim, H Zaidi - Nuclear medicine communications, 2008 - journals.lww.com
The recent introduction of high-resolution molecular imaging technology is considered by
many experts as a major breakthrough that will potentially lead to a revolutionary paradigm …

Clinical practice in PET/CT for the management of head and neck squamous cell cancer

R Goel, W Moore, B Sumer, S Khan… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to summarize the evidence for the value of
PET/CT for the management of patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer and …

Tissue classification as a potential approach for attenuation correction in whole-body PET/MRI: evaluation with PET/CT data

A Martinez-Möller, M Souvatzoglou… - Journal of nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
Attenuation correction (AC) of whole-body PET data in combined PET/MRI tomographs is
expected to be a technical challenge. In this study, a potential solution based on a …

Head and neck malignancy: is PET/CT more accurate than PET or CT alone?

BF Branstetter IV, TM Blodgett, LA Zimmer… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively determine whether combined positron emission tomography
(PET) and computed tomography (CT) is more accurate than either PET or CT alone in …

PET/CT for the staging and follow-up of patients with malignancies

TD Poeppel, BJ Krause, TA Heusner, C Boy… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) complement each
other's strengths in integrated PET/CT. PET is a highly sensitive modality to depict the whole …

To enhance or not to enhance? 18F-FDG and CT contrast agents in dual-modality 18F-FDG PET/CT

G Antoch, LS Freudenberg, T Beyer… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
In combined PET/CT imaging, functional data provided by 18 F-FDG increase diagnostic
accuracy over conventional PET and CT in a variety of malignancies. The question to be …

Monitoring and predicting response to therapy with 18F-FDG PET in colorectal cancer: a systematic review

LF de Geus-Oei, D Vriens… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
Molecular imaging with 18 F-FDG PET has been proven useful in the management of
colorectal cancer. 18 F-FDG PET plays a pivotal role in staging before surgical resection of …

Unknown primary tumors: detection with dual-modality PET/CT—initial experience

A Gutzeit, G Antoch, H Kuhl, T Egelhof, M Fischer… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate fused positron emission tomography
(PET)/computed tomography (CT) in depicting the primary lesion in cancer of an unknown …

Application of intravenous contrast in PET/CT: does it really introduce significant attenuation correction error?

YY Yau, WS Chan, YM Tam, P Vernon… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
The current perception of using contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) for attenuation correction
(AC) is that of caution, as it might lead to erroneously elevated 18F-FDG uptake on the PET …

Physiology and pathophysiology of incidental findings detected on FDG-PET scintigraphy

Y Liu, NV Ghesani, LS Zuckier - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
A routine feature of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging
is whole-body acquisition that results in many unexpected findings identified outside of the …