Generation of the acquisition-specific NEC (AS-NEC) curves to optimize the injected dose in 3D 18F-FDG whole body PET studies

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-92

  Danna, M ^a,b   Lecchi, M ^a,c   Bettinardi, V ^a,b   Gilardi, M C ^a,b   Stearns, C W ^a,d   Lucignani, G ^c   Fazio, F ^b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data processing; Image analysis; Position emission tomography

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX (BMI); BODY PHANTOM; INJECTED DOSE; RECONSTRUCTED IMAGES;

DOSIMETERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVITY;

DATA ACQUISITION;

EID: 33645655762     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.862966     Document Type: Article

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