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ArticleMolecular imaging and biology2020

Performance Evaluation of a Newly Developed MR-Compatible Mobile PET Scanner with Two Detector Layouts.

Masao Watanabe, Yuji Nakamoto, Ryusuke Nakamoto, Takayoshi Ishimori, Tsuneo Saga, Kaori Togashi

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Article in Molecular imaging and biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masao WatanabeDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoinkawahara-cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yuji NakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoinkawahara-cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. ynakamo1@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-5783-8048
Ryusuke NakamotoDepartment of Radiology, Shiga General Hospital, 5-4-30 Moriyama, Moriyama, Shiga, 524-8524, Japan.
Takayoshi IshimoriDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoinkawahara-cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Tsuneo SagaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoinkawahara-cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Kaori TogashiDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoinkawahara-cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Kyoto University · JPShiga Medical Center · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeA mobile positron emission tomography (PET) scanner called flexible PET (fxPET), designed to fit existing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) system, has been developed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the image quality, lesion detection rate, and quantitative values of fxPET compared with conventional bismuth germanium oxide (BGO)-based PET/CT without time-of-flight capability. PROCEDURES: Fifty-nine patients underwent whole-body (WB) PET/CT scans approximately 1 h after injection of 2-deoxy-2-[

resultsThe image quality of layout B was better than layout A (p < 0.0001). Of 184 lesions, the detection rate of layout B was significantly higher than WB PET/CT (p = 0.041), while the detection rate of layout A was comparable to WB PET/CT. The SUVmax/mean/peak were larger, and the MTVs were smaller in fxPET than WB PET/CT, especially in the lesions smaller than 2 cm (p < 0.01). The SUVmax/mean/peak, the MTVs and the TLGs of fxPET had significant positive correlations with WB PET/CT (p < 0.0001). The TLRs were significantly larger (p < 0.0001), but the background SNRs were significantly lower in fxPET than WB PET/CT (p < 0.05).

conclusionsThe fxPET system yielded reasonable image quality and quantitative accuracy. Bringing the detectors closer to the patient yielded improved results.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAdultAgedEquipment DesignFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsFluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsBackground signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)Detection rateImage qualityMobile flexible PETStandardized uptake value (SUV)Tumor-to-liver ratio (TLR)

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