Systematic evaluation of phantom fluids for simultaneous PET/MR hybrid imaging

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1464-1471

  Ziegler, Susanne ^a   Braun, Harald ^a   Ritt, Philipp ^a,b   Hocke, Carsten ^b   Kuwert, Torsten ^b   Quick, Harald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inhomogeneous radiofrequency excitation; Integrated PET MR hybrid imaging; NEMA standard phantom; PET MR phantom measurements; Radiofrequency artifact

Indexed keywords

CRYPTAND 2.2.2; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; OIL; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMULSION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING PHANTOM; ISOTOPE TRACING; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PET SCANNER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

INHOMOGENEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY EXCITATION; INTEGRATED PET/MR HYBRID IMAGING; NEMA STANDARD PHANTOM; PET/MR PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS; RADIOFREQUENCY ARTIFACT;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLUORIDES; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881440615     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.116376     Document Type: Article

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