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Patient-specific optimisation of administered activity and acquisition times for (18)F-FDG PET imaging

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to identify a method for optimising the administered activity and acquisition time for (18)F-FDG PET imaging, yielding images of consistent quality for patients with varying body sizes and compositions, while limiting radiation doses to patients and staff. Pa...

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Autores principales: Wickham, Fred, McMeekin, Helena, Burniston, Maria, McCool, Daniel, Pencharz, Deborah, Skillen, Annah, Wagner, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5236047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28091978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13550-016-0250-3