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Time-of-Flight Information Improved the Detectability of Subcentimeter Spheres Using a Clinical PET/CT Scanner

Naoki Hashimoto, Keishin Morita, Yuji Tsutsui, Kazuhiko Himuro, Shingo Baba and Masayuki Sasaki
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2018, 46 (3) 268-273; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.117.204735
Naoki Hashimoto
1Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and
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Yuji Tsutsui
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vol. 46 no. 3 268-273
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.117.204735
PubMed 
29599404

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
Print ISSN 
0091-4916
Online ISSN 
1535-5675
History 
  • Received for publication November 6, 2017
  • Accepted for publication January 6, 2018
  • Published online September 6, 2018.

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  1. Naoki Hashimoto1,
  2. Keishin Morita1,
  3. Yuji Tsutsui1,2,
  4. Kazuhiko Himuro2,
  5. Shingo Baba2 and
  6. Masayuki Sasaki1
  1. 1Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and
  2. 2Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Masayuki Sasaki, Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. E-mail: msasaki{at}hs.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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