Comparison of protocols with respiratory-gated (4D) motion compensation in PET/CT: open-source package for quantification of phantom image quality
Patient ’s breathing affects the quality of chest images acquired with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) studies. Movement correction is required to optimize PET quantification in clinic... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - November 17, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Andrea Martinez-Movilla, Michael Mix, Irene Torres-Espallardo, Elena Teijeiro, Pilar Bello, Dimos Baltas, Luis Mart í-Bonmatí and Montserrat Carles Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Correction to: Quantitative analysis of phantom studies of 111In and 68Ga imaging of neuroendocrine tumours
(Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 31, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: L. J önsson, A. Stenvall, E. Mattsson, E. Larsson, A. Sundlöv, T. Ohlsson and C. Hindorf Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Understanding the importance of quality control and quality assurance in preclinical PET/CT imaging
The fundamental principle of experimental design is to ensure efficiency and efficacy of the performed experiments. Therefore, it behoves the researcher to gain knowledge of the technological equipment to be u... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 31, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Wendy A. McDougald and Julia G. Mannheim Tags: Opinion article Source Type: research
Occupational radiation exposure assessment during the management of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TOC
Since it was first approved in Europe in 2016, the gallium-68 (68Ga) radiopharmaceutical [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TOC has been widely used for imaging of somatostatin receptor (SSTR) positive tumours using positron emission... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 29, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Mercedes Riveira-Martin, Lara Struelens, Werner Schoonjans, Isaac S ánchez-Díaz, Jose Muñoz Iglesias, Óscar Ferreira Dávila, Francisco Javier Salvador Gómez, Manuel Salgado Fernández and Antonio López Medina Tags: Young investigators Source Type: research
Shortened duration whole body 18F-FDG PET Patlak imaging on the Biograph Vision Quadra PET/CT using a population-averaged input function
Excellent performance characteristics of the Vision Quadra PET/CT, e.g. a substantial increase in sensitivity, allow for precise measurements of image-derived input functions (IDIF) and tissue time activity cu... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 29, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Joyce van Sluis, Johannes H. van Snick, Adrienne H. Brouwers, Walter Noordzij, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ronald J. H. Borra, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans, Riemer H. J. A. Slart, Maqsood Yaqub, Charalampos Tsoumpas and Ronald Boellaard Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Tailoring the sampling time of single-sample GFR measurement according to expected renal function: a multisite audit
The 2018 BNMS Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) guidelines recommend a single-sample technique with the sampling time dictated by the expected renal function, but this is not known with any accuracy before the ... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 26, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Helena McMeekin, Sam Townrow, Mark Barnfield, Andy Bradley, Ben Fongenie, Daniel R. McGowan, Matthew Memmott, Charlotte A. Porter, Fred Wickham, Nick Vennart and Maria Burniston Tags: Original research Source Type: research
TriDFusion (3DF) image viewer
An open-source, extensible medical viewing platform is described, called the TriDFusion image viewer (3DF). The 3DF addresses many broad unmet needs in nuclear medicine research; it provides a viewer with seve... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 18, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Daniel Lafontaine, C. Ross Schmidtlein, Assen Kirov, Ryan P. Reddy, Simone Krebs, Heiko Sch öder and John L. Humm Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Correction to: Quantitative SPECT/CT imaging of lead-212: a phantom study
(Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 10, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Monika Kvassheim, Mona-Elisabeth R. Revheim and Caroline Stokke Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Small nuclei identification with a hemispherical brain PET
To confirm the performance of the first hemispherical positron emission tomography (PET) for the brain (Vrain) that we developed to visualise the small nuclei in the deep brain area, we compared 18F-fluorodeoxygl... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 8, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Miwako Takahashi, Go Akamatsu, Yuma Iwao, Hideaki Tashima, Eiji Yoshida and Taiga Yamaya Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Evaluations of the performances of PET and MRI in a simultaneous PET/MRI instrument for pre-clinical imaging
PET/MRI is an attractive imaging modality due to the complementary nature of MRI and PET. Obtaining high quality small animal PET/MRI results is key for the translation of novel PET/MRI agents and techniques t... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 8, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Alyssa C. Pollard, Jorge de la Cerda, F. William Schuler, Charles V. Kingsley, Seth T. Gammon and Mark D. Pagel Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Evaluation of a method based on synthetic data inserted into raw data prior to reconstruction for the assessment of PET scanners
Performance assessment of positron emission tomography (PET) scanners is crucial to guide clinical practice with efficiency. Even though clinical data are the final target, their use to characterize systems re... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - October 1, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Quentin Maronnier, Fr édéric Courbon and Olivier Caselles Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Impact of radiopharmaceutical therapy (177Lu, 225Ac) microdistribution in a cancer-associated fibroblasts model
The aim of this study is to elucidate the difference in absorbed dose (Dabs) patterns in radiopharmaceutical therapies between alpha emitters (225Ac) and beta emitters (177Lu) when targeting cancer-associated fib... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - September 30, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Jonathan Tranel, Stig Palm, Stephen A. Graves, Felix Y. Feng and Thomas A. Hope Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Active bone marrow S-values for the low-energy electron emitter terbium-161 compared to S-values for lutetium-177 and yttrium-90
Based on theoretical and preclinical results, terbium-161 may be a valid alternative to lutetium-177 and yttrium-90 in radionuclide therapies. The large low-energy electron emission from terbium-161 is a favor... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - September 24, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Jens Hemmingsson, Johanna Svensson, Nicholas P. van der Meulen, Cristina M üller and Peter Bernhardt Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Machine learning classification of mediastinal lymph node metastasis in NSCLC: a multicentre study in a Western European patient population
[18F] FDG PET-CT has an important role in the initial staging of lung cancer; however, accurate differentiation between activity in malignant and benign intrathoracic lymph nodes on PET-CT scans can be challengin... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - September 24, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Sara S. A. Laros, Dennis B. M. Dickerscheid, Stephan P. Blazis and Johannes A. van der Heide Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Principal component analysis of texture features derived from FDG PET images of melanoma lesions
The clinical utility of radiomics is hampered by a high correlation between the large number of features analysed which may result in the “bouncing beta” phenomenon which could in part explain why in a similar... (Source: EJNMMI Physics)
Source: EJNMMI Physics - September 15, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: DeLeu Anne-Leen, Sathekge Machaba, Maes Alex, De Spiegeleer Bart, Beels Laurence, Sathekge Mike, Pottel Hans and Christophe Van de Wiele Tags: Original research Source Type: research
