Fundamentals of PET and PET/CT imaging
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Journal
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume
1228
Issue
1
DOI
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06077.x
Keywords
FDG; Imaging; PET; PET/CT
Abstract
In this review, the fundamental principles of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) imaging have been described. The basic physics of PET instrumentation, radiotracer chemistry, and the artifacts, as well as normal physiological or benign pathological variants, have been described and presented to the readers in a lucid manner to enable them an easy grasp of the fundamentals of the subject. Finally, we have outlined the current developments in quantitative PET imaging, including dual time point and delayed PET imaging, time-of-flight technology in PET imaging and partial volume correction, and global disease assessment with their potential of being incorporated into the assessment of benign and malignant disorders. © 2011 New York Academy of Sciences..
APA Citation
Basu, S., Kwee, T., Surti, S., Akin, E., Yoo, D., & Alavi, A. (2011). Fundamentals of PET and PET/CT imaging. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1228 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06077.x