A recovery coefficient method for partial volume correction of PET images

Shyam M Srinivas1, Thiruvenkatasamy Dhurairaj, Sandip Basu

  • 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Summary

This study developed a new partial volume correction model for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using hot lesions in a warm background. The improved method significantly increased the accuracy of standardized uptake value (SUV) measurements in lung cancer patients.

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