Usefulness of respiratory-gated 18F-FDG PET/CT scan protocol in patients having positive myocardial 18F-FDG uptake

Conclusion For a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan for patients with having positive myocardial 18F-FDG uptake, a respiratory-gated PET protocol divided into five phases is recommended, to minimize the influence of internal motion on cardiac accumulation.
Source: Nuclear Medicine Communications - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research