Current and future use of long axial field-of-view positron emission tomography/computed tomography scanners in clinical oncology

M Roya, S Mostafapour, P Mohr, L Providência, Z Li… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recently: long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) positron emission tomography
(PET) scanners have been introduced. Compared with conventional short axial field-of-view …

Nuclear medicine imaging modalities to detect incidentalomas and their impact on patient management: A systematic review

R Costanzo, G Scalia, L Strigari, M Ippolito… - Journal of cancer …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This systematic review aims to investigate the role of nuclear imaging techniques in
detecting incidentalomas and their impact on patient management. Methods Following …

The clinical acceptability of short versus long duration acquisitions for head and neck cancer using long-axial field-of-view PET/CT: a retrospective evaluation

R Mei, T Pyka, H Sari, S Fanti… - European journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the utility of long duration (10 min) acquisitions compared to standard 4
min scans in the evaluation of head and neck cancer (HNC) using a long-axial field-of-view …

Clinical Applications and Advancements of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology: A Comprehensive Literature Review and …

A Battisha, C Mann, R Raval, A Anandaram… - Current Oncology …, 2024 - Springer
In summary, the review underscores the transformative impact of recent technological
advancements on cardiovascular molecular imaging. The integration of PET and CT, along …

Quantitation of dynamic total-body PET imaging: recent developments and future perspectives

F Gu, Q Wu - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is an important diagnostic
imaging technique used in disease diagnosis, therapy planning, treatment monitoring, and …

Potential clinical impact of LAFOV PET/CT: a systematic evaluation of image quality and lesion detection

S Honoré d'Este, FL Andersen, JB Andersen… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
We performed a systematic evaluation of the diagnostic performance of LAFOV PET/CT with
increasing acquisition time. The first 100 oncologic adult patients referred for 3 MBq/kg 2 …

Whole-body multiparametric PET in clinical oncology: current status, challenges, and opportunities

TJ Fraum, H Sari, AH Dias, OL Munk, T Pyka… - American Journal of …, 2024 - ajronline.org
The interpretation of clinical oncologic PET studies has historically used static
reconstructions based on SUVs. SUVs and SUV-based images have important limitations …

New thresholds in semi-quantitative [18F]FDG PET/CT are needed to assess large vessel vasculitis with long-axial field-of-view scanners

L Knappe, C Bregenzer, N Gözlügöl, C Mingels… - European journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Aim [18F] FDG PET/CT proved accurate in the diagnostic work-up of large vessel
vasculitis (LVV). While a visual interpretation is currently considered adequate, several …

Total-body PET/CT: how will it change theranostics in oncology?

L Filippi, N Urbano, O Schillaci - Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The implementation of 'theranostics,'an integrated system that enables diagnosis, targeted
therapy delivery, and treatment response monitoring, represents a crucial step toward a …

PET imaging of gliomas: Status quo and quo vadis?

N Galldiks, P Lohmann, M Friedrich, JM Werner… - Neuro …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
PET imaging, particularly using amino acid tracers, has become a valuable adjunct to
anatomical MRI in the clinical management of patients with glioma. Collaborative …