X-ray and molecular imaging during pregnancy and breastfeeding—when should we be worried?

S Mattsson, S Leide-Svegborn… - Radiation Protection …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Some of the ethically most sensitive issues in radiation protection arise at imaging of
pregnant—and potentially pregnant—patients and of newborn. This article reviews the …

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the radiation dose of computed tomography in hybrid nuclear medicine imaging

G Verfaillie, C Franck, A De Crop, L Beels, Y D'Asseler… - EJNMMI physics, 2023 - Springer
Background While diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are well-established for the
radiopharmaceutical part, published DRLs for the CT component of positron emission …

CT-less direct correction of attenuation and scatter in the image space using deep learning for whole-body FDG PET: potential benefits and pitfalls

J Yang, JH Sohn, SC Behr, GT Gullberg… - Radiology: Artificial …, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To demonstrate the feasibility of CT-less attenuation and scatter correction (ASC) in
the image space using deep learning for whole-body PET, with a focus on the potential …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in nuclear medicine departments: preliminary report of the first international survey

S Annunziata, M Bauckneht, D Albano… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging the
availability of hospital resources worldwide. The Young Group of the Italian Association of …

EANM position paper on challenges and opportunities of full-ring 360° CZT bone imaging: it's time to let go of planar whole-body bone imaging

R Graham, D Morland, S Cade, L Imbert… - European journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The introduction of smaller footprint, more sensitive Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride (CZT)-based
detectors with improved spatial and energy resolution has enabled the design of innovative …

CT protocol optimisation in PET/CT: a systematic review

V Bertolini, A Palmieri, MC Bassi, M Bertolini, V Trojani… - EJNMMI physics, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Currently, no consistent guidelines for CT scans used within PET/CT examinations
are available. This systematic review provides an up-to-date overview of studies to answer …

EANM procedural recommendations for managing the paediatric patient in diagnostic nuclear medicine

L Camoni, A Santos, M Luporsi, A Grilo… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The manuscript aims to characterize the principles of best practice in performing
nuclear medicine procedures in paediatric patients. The paper describes all necessary …

Validation of CARE kV automated tube voltage selection for PET-CT: PET quantification and CT radiation dose reduction in phantoms

NA Bebbington, T Jørgensen, E Dupont… - EJNMMI physics, 2021 - Springer
Background Applied tube voltage (kilovolts, kV) and tube current (milliampere seconds,
mAs) affect CT radiation dose and image quality and should be optimised for the individual …

National and local diagnostic reference levels for adult 18F-FDG and CT in Jordanian PET/CT: findings and implications in practice

Q Alhorani, E Alkhybari, M Rawashdeh… - Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This study aims to report the findings of Jordanian national diagnostic reference level
(NDRL) survey for fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) and local diagnostic reference level …

[HTML][HTML] Deriving local diagnostic reference levels for four common adult PET/CT procedures in a Saudi Arabian hospital

EM Alkhybari, AA Alhulail, A Sulieman… - Journal of Radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To present the results of a local diagnostic reference level (LDRL) audit for 50 th
fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG), Gallium-68 etraazacyclododecane tetraacetic acid …