Variations in PET/CT methodology for oncologic imaging at U.S. academic medical centers: An imaging response assessment team survey

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-317

  Graham, Michael M ^a   Badawi, Ramsey D ^b   Wahl, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IRAT; Oncology; PET CT; PET CT; Quality assurance; Standardization; Variation

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEDICAL RECORDS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79851471019     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.074104     Document Type: Article

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