Investigating Low-Dose Image Quality in Whole-Body Pediatric 18F-FDG Scans Using Time-of-Flight PET/MRI

Conclusion: Reductions to the lowest recommended pediatric dosing regimens are possible when using PET/MRI. The data suggest that the administered dose can be decreased to 2.46 MBq/kg, a 33% reduction in PET activity, with no degradation in image quality, leading to a corresponding reduction in absorbed dose.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - December 17, 2020 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Schmall, J. P., Surti, S., Otero, H. J., Servaes, S., Karp, J. S., States, L. J. Tags: Physics and Instrumentation Source Type: research