Search Results - "EJNMMI physics"

NEMA characterization of the SAFIR prototype PET insert by Khateri, Parisa, Lustermann, Werner, Ritzer, Christian, Tsoumpas, Charalampos, Dissertori, Günther

“…Background The SAFIR prototype insert is a preclinical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner built to acquire dynamic images simultaneously with a 7 T…”
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State of the art in total body PET by Vandenberghe, Stefaan, Moskal, Pawel, Karp, Joel S.

“…The idea of a very sensitive positron emission tomography (PET) system covering a large portion of the body of a patient already dates back to the early 1990s…”
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Recent developments in time-of-flight PET by Vandenberghe, S., Mikhaylova, E., D’Hoe, E., Mollet, P., Karp, J. S.

“…While the first time-of-flight (TOF)-positron emission tomography (PET) systems were already built in the early 1980s, limited clinical studies were acquired…”
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Physics of pure and non-pure positron emitters for PET: a review and a discussion by Conti, Maurizio, Eriksson, Lars

“…With the increased interest in new PET tracers, gene-targeted therapy, immunoPET, and theranostics, other radioisotopes will be increasingly used in clinical…”
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EANM dosimetry committee series on standard operational procedures: a unified methodology for Tc-99m-MAA pre- and Y-90 peri-therapy dosimetry in liver radioembolization with Y-90 microspheres by Chiesa, C., Sjogreen-Gleisner, K., Walrand, S., Strigari, L., Flux, G., Gear, J., Stokke, C., Gabina, P. M., Bernhardt, Peter, Konijnenberg, M.

“…The aim of this standard operational procedure is to standardize the methodology employed for the evaluation of pre- and post-treatment absorbed dose…”
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An overview of CEST MRI for non-MR physicists by Wu, B., Warnock, G., Zaiss, M., Lin, C., Chen, M., Zhou, Z., Mu, L., Nanz, D., Tuura, R., Delso, G.

“…The search for novel image contrasts has been a major driving force in the magnetic resonance (MR) research community, in order to gain further information on…”
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A deep learning approach for 18F-FDG PET attenuation correction by Liu, Fang, Jang, Hyungseok, Kijowski, Richard, Zhao, Gengyan, Bradshaw, Tyler, McMillan, Alan B.

“…Background To develop and evaluate the feasibility of a data-driven deep learning approach (deepAC) for positron-emission tomography (PET) image attenuation…”
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Evaluation of a new multipurpose whole-body CzT-based camera: comparison with a dual-head Anger camera and first clinical images by Desmonts, Cédric, Bouthiba, Mohammed Abdeldjalil, Enilorac, Blandine, Nganoa, Catherine, Agostini, Denis, Aide, Nicolas

“…Background Evaluate the physical performance of the VERITON CzT camera (Spectrum Dynamics, Caesarea, Israel) that benefits from new detection architecture…”
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Performance assessment of the 2 γpositronium imaging with the total-body PET scanners by Moskal, P., Kisielewska, D., Y. Shopa, R., Bura, Z., Chhokar, J., Curceanu, C., Czerwiński, E., Dadgar, M., Dulski, K., Gajewski, J., Gajos, A., Gorgol, M., Del Grande, R., C. Hiesmayr, B., Jasińska, B., Kacprzak, K., Kamińska, A., Kapłon, Ł, Karimi, H., Korcyl, G., Kowalski, P., Krawczyk, N., Krzemień, W., Kozik, T., Kubicz, E., Małczak, P., Mohammed, M., Niedźwiecki, Sz, Pałka, M., Pawlik-Niedźwiecka, M., Pędziwiatr, M., Raczyński, L., Raj, J., Ruciński, A., Sharma, S., Shivani, S., Silarski, M., Skurzok, M., Stępień, E. Ł., Vandenberghe, S., Wiślicki, W., Zgardzińska, B.

“…Purpose In living organisms, the positron-electron annihilation (occurring during the PET imaging) proceeds in about 30% via creation of a metastable…”
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Towards standardization of absolute SPECT/CT quantification: a multi-center and multi-vendor phantom study by Peters, Steffie M. B., van der Werf, Niels R., Segbers, Marcel, van Velden, Floris H. P., Wierts, Roel, Blokland, Koos (J.) A. K., Konijnenberg, Mark W., Lazarenko, Sergiy V., Visser, Eric P., Gotthardt, Martin

“…Absolute quantification of radiotracer distribution using SPECT/CT imaging is of great importance for dosimetry aimed at personalized radionuclide precision…”
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RECOMIA—a cloud-based platform for artificial intelligence research in nuclear medicine and radiology by Trägårdh, Elin, Borrelli, Pablo, Kaboteh, Reza, Gillberg, Tony, Ulén, Johannes, Enqvist, Olof, Edenbrandt, Lars

“…Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is about to transform medical imaging. The Research Consortium for Medical Image Analysis (RECOMIA), a not-for-profit…”
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The physics of radioembolization by Bastiaannet, Remco, Kappadath, S. Cheenu, Kunnen, Britt, Braat, Arthur J. A. T., Lam, Marnix G. E. H., de Jong, Hugo W. A. M.

“…Radioembolization is an established treatment for chemoresistant and unresectable liver cancers. Currently, treatment planning is often based on semi-empirical…”
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A multicentre and multi-national evaluation of the accuracy of quantitative Lu-177 SPECT/CT imaging performed within the MRTDosimetry project by Tran-Gia, Johannes, Denis-Bacelar, Ana M., Ferreira, Kelley M., Robinson, Andrew P., Calvert, Nicholas, Fenwick, Andrew J., Finocchiaro, Domenico, Fioroni, Federica, Grassi, Elisa, Heetun, Warda, Jewitt, Stephanie J., Kotzassarlidou, Maria, Ljungberg, Michael, McGowan, Daniel R., Scott, Nathaniel, Scuffham, James, Gleisner, Katarina Sjögreen, Tipping, Jill, Wevrett, Jill, Lassmann, Michael

“…Purpose Patient-specific dosimetry is required to ensure the safety of molecular radiotherapy and to predict response. Dosimetry involves several steps, the…”
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Cerenkov luminescence imaging: physics principles and potential applications in biomedical sciences by Ciarrocchi, Esther, Belcari, Nicola

“…Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI) is a novel imaging modality to study charged particles with optical methods by detecting the Cerenkov luminescence produced…”
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Artificial intelligence for reduced dose 18F-FDG PET examinations: a real-world deployment through a standardized framework and business case assessment by Katsari, Katia, Penna, Daniele, Arena, Vincenzo, Polverari, Giulia, Ianniello, Annarita, Italiano, Domenico, Milani, Rolando, Roncacci, Alessandro, Illing, Rowland O., Pelosi, Ettore

“…Background To determine whether artificial intelligence (AI) processed PET/CT images of reduced by one-third of 18-F-FDG activity compared to the standard…”
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Artificial intelligence with deep learning in nuclear medicine and radiology by Decuyper, Milan, Maebe, Jens, Van Holen, Roel, Vandenberghe, Stefaan

“…The use of deep learning in medical imaging has increased rapidly over the past few years, finding applications throughout the entire radiology pipeline, from…”
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Dosimetry-based treatment planning for molecular radiotherapy: a summary of the 2017 report from the Internal Dosimetry Task Force by Stokke, Caroline, Gabiña, Pablo Minguez, Solný, Pavel, Cicone, Francesco, Sandström, Mattias, Gleisner, Katarina Sjögreen, Chiesa, Carlo, Spezi, Emiliano, Paphiti, Maria, Konijnenberg, Mark, Aldridge, Matt, Tipping, Jill, Wissmeyer, Michael, Brans, Boudewijn, Bacher, Klaus, Kobe, Carsten, Flux, Glenn

“…Background The European directive on basic safety standards (Council directive 2013/59 Euratom) mandates dosimetry-based treatment planning for…”
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Quantitative SPECT: the time is now by Dickson, John, Ross, James, Vöö, Stefan

“…Background Quantification is one of the key benefits of nuclear medicine imaging. Recently, driven by the demand for post radionuclide therapy imaging,…”
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Quantitative implications of the updated EARL 2019 PET–CT performance standards by Kaalep, Andres, Burggraaff, Coreline N., Pieplenbosch, Simone, Verwer, Eline E., Sera, Terez, Zijlstra, Josee, Hoekstra, Otto S., Oprea-Lager, Daniela E., Boellaard, Ronald

“…Purpose Recently, updated EARL specifications (EARL2) have been developed and announced. This study aims at investigating the impact of the EARL2…”
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Impact of a Bayesian penalized likelihood reconstruction algorithm on image quality in novel digital PET/CT: clinical implications for the assessment of lung tumors by Messerli, Michael, Stolzmann, Paul, Egger-Sigg, Michèle, Trinckauf, Josephine, D’Aguanno, Stefano, Burger, Irene A., von Schulthess, Gustav K., Kaufmann, Philipp A., Huellner, Martin W.

“…Background The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare PET image reconstruction algorithms on novel digital silicon photomultiplier PET/CT in patients…”
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