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ReviewZeitschrift fur medizinische Physik2026

Large axial field of view PET/CT - Not just a longer PET gantry.

Mathias R Steffner, Tim Felgenhauer, Bastian Szermerski, Johanna Diekmann, Frank M Bengel, Sibylle I Ziegler, Lilli Geworski

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Review in Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mathias R SteffnerDepartment of Radiation Protection and Medical Physics, Hannover Medical School, Germany. Electronic address: Steffner.Mathias@mh-hannover.de.
Tim FelgenhauerDepartment of Radiation Protection and Medical Physics, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Bastian SzermerskiDepartment of Radiation Protection and Medical Physics, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Johanna DiekmannDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Frank M BengelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Sibylle I ZieglerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Lilli GeworskiDepartment of Radiation Protection and Medical Physics, Hannover Medical School, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) has undergone disruptive advancements in the past two decades. One of the most impactful technological developments is the introduction of Large Axial Field-of-View PET/CT (LAFOV PET/CT). These systems are transforming clinical routine by enabling dramatically shorter acquisition times and substantially higher sensitivity, thereby influencing all related workflows. Established procedures gain new diagnostic potential thanks to image quality and detection accuracy that surpass the limits of conventional PET/CT. Beyond routine clinical applications, advanced methods such as parametric imaging or system-based network analyses particularly benefit from LAFOV PET/CT, as the extended field of view allows for the simultaneous observation of all relevant organs in a single bed position. This review highlights the main system features of LAFOV PET/CT and their potential in clinical use.

Indexed as

Image EnhancementPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyWhole Body ImagingEquipment DesignHumansSensitivity and SpecificityLAFOV PET/CTNuclear medicinePositron emission tomographyTotal-body PET/CT

Identifiers

PMID41887984
PMCPMC13589425

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