CT ventilation imaging derived from breath hold CT exhibits good regional accuracy with Galligas PET.
CONCLUSIONS: High quality CT imaging is a key requirement for accurate CT ventilation imaging. The use of exhale/inhale BHCT can improve the accuracy of CTVI for human subjects.
PMID: 29290405 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Eslick EM, Kipritidis J, Gradinscak D, Stevens MJ, Bailey DL, Harris B, Booth JT, Keall PJ Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research