Characterization of the impact to PET quantification and image quality of an anterior array surface coil for PET/MR imaging

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-159

  Wollenweber, Scott D ^a   Delso, Gaspar ^a,b   Deller, Timothy ^a   Goldhaber, David ^a   Hüllner, Martin ^b   Veit Haibach, Patrick ^b  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attenuation correction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER DISEASE; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84898058578     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-013-0388-1     Document Type: Review

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