RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical Workflow Considerations for Implementation of Continuous-Bed-Motion PET/CT
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 55
OP 58
DO 10.2967/jnmt.116.172171
VO 44
IS 2
A1 Acuff, Shelley N.
A1 Osborne, Dustin
YR 2016
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/44/2/55.abstract
AB Within the last 3 y, a new type of technology has emerged for PET imaging that uses a continuous-bed-motion (CBM) acquisition. For technologists, this type of acquisition requires some modifications of the standard approach to PET protocols and imaging workflows. There are several key aspects of CBM that technologists need to learn and understand when transitioning from traditional step-and-shoot PET imaging to this new technology, including differences in acquisition type, image quality, and protocol setup as well as the impact that CBM can have on workflow. This article explains how CBM differs from step and shoot and focuses on the issues critical for technologists to know when first using this technology.