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Comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the assessment of cardiac sarcoidosis: Meta-analysis and systematic review
AimFluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) are frequently used advanced cardiac...
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Incorporating coronary artery calcium scoring in the prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease with myocardial ischemia: a study with sequential use of coronary computed tomography angiography and positron emission tomography imaging
BackgroundAdditional strategies are needed to refine the referral for diagnostic testing of symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery...
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Feasibility study of a SiPM-fiber detector for non-invasive measurement of arterial input function for preclinical and clinical positron emission tomography
Pharmacokinetic positron emission tomography (PET) studies rely on the measurement of the arterial input function (AIF), which represents the...
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Practical methods to differentiate thymic malignancies by positron-emission tomography and tumor markers
PurposeAn accurate diagnosis of thymic malignancies is important, but challenging due to the broad range of differential diagnoses. This study aims...
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Relationship between impaired myocardial blood flow by positron emission tomography and low-attenuation plaque burden and pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation from coronary computed tomography: From the prospective PACIFIC trial
BackgroundPositron emission tomography (PET) is the clinical gold standard for quantifying myocardial blood flow (MBF). Pericoronary adipose tissue...
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Diagnostic accuracy of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for suspected primary and postoperative pyogenic spondylitis
ObjectiveFluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ( 18 F-FDG PET) and PET/CT have been suggested for confirming or excluding...
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Clinical significance of the maximum standardized uptake value on positron emission tomography to predict treatment response and outcomes in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
PurposesThe association between the reduction rate of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on positron emission tomography (PET) during...
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Parametric and non-parametric Poisson regression for modelling of the arterial input function in positron emission tomography
Full quantification of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) requires an arterial input function (AIF) for measurement of certain targets, or using...
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Interaction of impaired myocardial flow reserve and extent of myocardial ischemia assessed using 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography imaging on adverse cardiovascular outcomes
BackgroundMyocardial flow reserve (MFR) and the extent of myocardial ischemia identify patients at high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events...
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Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of primary pediatric lung tumors
Primary pediatric lung tumors are uncommon and have many overlap** clinical and imaging features. In contrast to adult lung tumors, these rare...
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Fully automated computational measurement of noise in positron emission tomography
ObjectivesTo introduce an automated computational algorithm that estimates the global noise level across the whole imaging volume of PET datasets.
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Ongoing vascular inflammation evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients long after Kawasaki disease
BackgroundThis study aimed to determine whether ongoing vascular inflammation presents in patients who had coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) caused by...
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The role of [18F]fluorodopa positron emission tomography in grading of gliomas
PurposeGliomas are the most commonly occurring brain tumour in adults and there remains no cure for these tumours with treatment strategies being...
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Role of amide proton transfer imaging in maximizing tumor resection in malignant glioma: a possibility to take the place of 11C-methionine positron emission tomography
BackgroundAmide proton transfer (APT) imaging has been proposed as a technique to assess tumor metabolism. However, the relationship between APT...
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Radiomics for the detection of diffusely impaired myocardial perfusion: A proof-of-concept study using 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography
AimThe current proof-of-concept study investigates the value of radiomic features from normal 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET)...
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Detection of Intestinal Inflammation by Vascular Adhesion Protein-1-Targeted [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 Positron Emission Tomography in Murine Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
PurposeInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be imaged with positron emission tomography (PET), but existing PET radiopharmaceuticals have limited...
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Deep learning for image classification in dedicated breast positron emission tomography (dbPET)
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate and determine the best deep learning (DL) model to predict breast cancer (BC) with dedicated breast positron...
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Effect of radioactivity outside the field of view on image quality of dedicated breast positron emission tomography: preliminary phantom and clinical studies
ObjectiveSemi-quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) values, such as the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max ), are widely used to...
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Cost-Effectiveness Modeling of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography with Piflufolastat F 18 for the Initial Diagnosis of Patients with Prostate Cancer in the United States
Background and objectivesPiflufolastat F 18 is a novel prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted positron emission tomography (PET)...
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Application of positron emission tomography in psychiatry—methodological developments and future directions
Mental disorders represent an increasing source of disability and high costs for societies globally. Molecular imaging techniques such as positron...
