Optimization of BMI-Based Images for Overweight and Obese Patients — Implications on Image Quality, Quantification, and Radiation Dose in Whole Body 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging

ConclusionThe optimized BMI-based approach using 1 iteration, 21 subsets, and 3  mm Hamming filter improves image quality, reduces radiation dose, and provides, at least, similar quantification compared to the BW-based approach for overweight and obese patients.
Source: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research