Optimization of 89Zr PET imaging for improved multisite quantification and lesion detection using an anthropomorphic phantom

PE Christian, SP Williams, L Burrell… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
Our objective was to harmonize multicenter 89Zr PET imaging for oncology trials and to
evaluate lesion detection. Methods: Seven PET scanners were evaluated using a custom …

Multicenter harmonization of 89Zr PET/CT performance

NE Makris, R Boellaard, EP Visser… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
This study investigated the feasibility of quantitative accuracy and harmonized image quality
in 89Zr-PET/CT multicenter studies. Methods: Five PET/CT scanners from 3 vendors were …

Comparative evaluation of lesion detectability for 6 PET imaging platforms using a highly reproducible whole-body phantom with 22Na lesions and localization ROC …

DJ Kadrmas, PE Christian - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2002 - Soc Nuclear Med
The lesion detectability performance of 6 PET imaging platforms has been compared using
a highly reproducible whole-body phantom and localization receiver operating characteristic …

Impact of patient weight and emission scan duration on PET/CT image quality and lesion detectability

BS Halpern, M Dahlbom, A Quon… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
This study was performed to prospectively evaluate fast PET/CT imaging protocols using
lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) detector technology and 3-dimensional (3D) image …

Two-years' experience with a Zr-89 PET/CT scanner validation program for clinical trials

J Sunderland, A Abbott, A Weiss, I Wilson, W Le… - 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
1399 Introduction: 89 Zr is a positron-emitting radionuclide with a half-life of 78.4 hours, a
positron branching ratio of 22.3%, and a ubiquitous 909 keV gamma. It is seeing increasing …

Small lesions detectability with the Biograph 16 Hi-Rez PET/CT scanner and fast imaging protocols: performance evaluation using an anthropomorphic thoracic …

R Matheoud, L Leva, C Secco, G Sacchetti… - Annals of nuclear …, 2011 - Springer
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact on lesion detectability of fast
imaging protocols using 18 F-FDG and a 3-dimensional LSO-based PET/CT scanner …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of image quality and spatial resolution between 18F, 68Ga, and 64Cu phantom measurements using a digital Biograph Vision PET/CT

A Braune, L Oehme, R Freudenberg, F Hofheinz… - EJNMMI physics, 2022 - Springer
Background PET nuclides can have a considerable influence on the spatial resolution and
image quality of PET/CT scans, which can influence diagnostics in oncology, for example …

The importance of quality control for clinical PET imaging

JD Schaefferkoetter, M Osman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
Molecular imaging is uniquely positioned to address the challenges presented by precision
medicine, not only in accurately staging disease but also in assessing targeted therapies …

Accuracy of dose calibrators for 68Ga PET imaging: unexpected findings in a multicenter clinical pretrial assessment

DL Bailey, MS Hofman, NJ Forwood… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
We report the discovery of a systematic miscalibration during the work-up process for site
validation of a multicenter clinical PET imaging trial using 68Ga, which manifested as a …

Impact of acquisition geometry, image processing, and patient size on lesion detection in whole-body 18F-FDG PET

G El Fakhri, PA Santos, RD Badawi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2007 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this work was to develop a rigorous evaluation methodology to assess
performance of different acquisition and processing methods for variable patient sizes in the …