Decay correction for quantitative myocardial PET perfusion in established PET scanners: a potentially overlooked source of errors
R Bober - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
Quantitative myocardial PET perfusion requires decay correction (DC) of the dynamic
datasets to ensure that measured activity reflects true physiology and not radiotracer decay …
datasets to ensure that measured activity reflects true physiology and not radiotracer decay …
Proceedings of the cardiac PET summit meeting 12 may 2014: Cardiac PET and SPECT instrumentation
EV Garcia - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2015 - Springer
Advances in PET and SPECT and imaging hardware and software are vastly improving the
noninvasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and function. PET perfusion imaging has …
noninvasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and function. PET perfusion imaging has …
To quantify or not to quantify, that is the question: semi-quantitative vs. visual analysis of Rb-82 myocardial perfusion imaging PET
C Rischpler, D Kersting, SG Nekolla - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2022 - Springer
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) remains one of the most commonly performed
examinations in the USA and worldwide, with millions of examinations performed per year …
examinations in the USA and worldwide, with millions of examinations performed per year …
Impact of high radioactivity concentrations on PET image quality and quantification accuracy
1852 Objectives PET myocardial perfusion imaging is often performed with high activities of
15O or 82Rb due to their short half-life. Depending on detector technology and implemented …
15O or 82Rb due to their short half-life. Depending on detector technology and implemented …
Effect of scanner dead time on kinetic parameters determined from image derived input functions in 13N cardiac PET
605 Objectives Determination of kinetic tracer parameters using dynamic PET imaging
requires knowledge of the arterial input function (IF), which is most easily acquired from time …
requires knowledge of the arterial input function (IF), which is most easily acquired from time …
Promising new 18F-labeled tracers for PET myocardial perfusion imaging
RC Brunken - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2015 - Soc Nuclear Med
Myocardial perfusion imaging with PET offers several advantages over SPECT for the
detection and characterization of coronary artery disease. With PET, individual tissue …
detection and characterization of coronary artery disease. With PET, individual tissue …
[HTML][HTML] Patient motion correction for dynamic cardiac PET: Current status and challenges
For dynamic cardiac PET of quantifying myocardial blood flow (MBF), patient motion is a
major factor that affects the ROI definition and absolute quantification accuracy. In a recent …
major factor that affects the ROI definition and absolute quantification accuracy. In a recent …
Selection of PET camera and implications on the reliability and accuracy of absolute myocardial blood flow quantification
Purpose of Review PET scanner design and performance evaluation has been driven
historically by the imaging requirements for whole-body imaging in oncology. Cardiac PET …
historically by the imaging requirements for whole-body imaging in oncology. Cardiac PET …
[HTML][HTML] How to reconstruct dynamic cardiac PET data?
PJ Slomka, AM Alessio, G Germano - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2017 - Springer
Myocardial blood flow measurements with PET have recently entered clinical practice with
multiple clinical tools for quantification of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve …
multiple clinical tools for quantification of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve …
Effects of temporal sampling on PET myocardial blood flow estimates
1775 Objectives Undersampling of the left ventricle (LV) blood pool time activity curve (TAC)
can produce inaccurate estimates of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and coronary flow reserve …
can produce inaccurate estimates of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and coronary flow reserve …