Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities

• Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging Vol. 48; no. 13; pp. 4236 - 4245
• Main Authors: Slart, Riemer H. J. A., Tsoumpas, Charalampos, Glaudemans, Andor W. J. M., Noordzij, Walter, Willemsen, Antoon T. M., Borra, Ronald J. H., Dierckx, Rudi A. J. O., Lammertsma, Adriaan A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-12-2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cardiology; Computed tomography; Drug dosages; Field of view; Financial planning; Humans; Imaging; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Molecular Imaging; Nuclear Medicine; Oncology; Orthopedics; Patients; Pediatrics; Positron emission; Positron emission tomography; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Radiation; Radiology; Review; Review Article; Scanners; Technology; Tomography; Tumors; Visual field; Financial; Opportunities; Field of view; Diagnosis; PET; Implementation
• ISSN: 1619-7070; 1619-7089
• DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05461-6

In this contribution, several opportunities and challenges for long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET are described. It is an anthology in which the main issues have been highlighted. A consolidated overview of the camera system implementation, business and financial plan, opportunities and challenges is provided. What the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging community can expect from these new PET/CT scanners is the delivery of more comprehensive information to the clinicians for advancing diagnosis, therapy evaluation and clinical research.