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ArticleOncotarget2017

Report on the development and application of PET/CT in mainland China.

Yumei Chen, Ruohua Chen, Xiang Zhou, Jianjun Liu, Gang Huang

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yumei Chen *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ruohua Chen *Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiang ZhouDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jianjun LiuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Gang HuangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Renji Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine the development and application of systems combining positron emission and x-ray-computed tomography systems (PET/CTs) in mainland China.

methodsUsing a questionnaire, we surveyed Chinese medical institutions on a variety topics relating to their PET/CT systems and its use. The respondents had PET/CTs installed and in clinical use before 31 December 2015. We examined the clinical scenarios to which Chinese PET/CTs were applied by reviewing the related Chinese and international literature from the start of 1995 to the end of 2013; these papers were found by searching the Wanfang and PubMed databases, respectively. The data were then classified and analyzed statistically.

resultsAt the end of 2015, there were 240 PET/CTs and 101 medical cyclotrons in mainland China. The total number of PET studies performed in 2015 was 469,364. The main clinical applications of PET were found to be diagnostic fludeoxyglucose (

conclusionsThis study provides detailed information for understanding the development PET/CT technology in mainland China, along with its geographical distribution and clinical application. It may thus prove a useful reference for all those involved in planning the future of PET/CT in China.

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18F-FDGgeneral investigationPETPET/CT

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