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Determining the Minimal Required Ultra-Low-Dose CT Dose Level for Reliable Attenuation Correction of 18F-FDG PET/CT: A Phantom Study

David W. Cheng, Monica Ghita, David Menard and Ming-Kai Chen
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology June 2022, 50 (2) 126-131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.121.262943
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1Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York;
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2Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia;
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vol. 50 no. 2 126-131
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https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.121.262943
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34750234

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0091-4916
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  • Received for publication July 30, 2021
  • Revision received September 17, 2021
  • Published online June 3, 2022.

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  1. David W. Cheng1,
  2. Monica Ghita2,
  3. David Menard, CNMT3 and
  4. Ming-Kai Chen4
  1. 1Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York;
  2. 2Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia;
  3. 3Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut; and
  4. 4Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
  1. For correspondence or reprints, contact David Cheng (chengd5@nychhc.org).
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