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Accurate quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) imaging needs attenuation correction. This review explores PET/MR attenuation correction challenges and methods, highlighting the need for further research for clinical use.

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Nuclear Medicine
Biophysics

Background:

Quantitative PET imaging relies on accurate attenuation maps for correction.
Traditional methods using transmission scans (PET) or CT scans (PET/CT) are not feasible for PET/MR systems.
Attenuation correction remains a significant hurdle in advancing PET/MR technology.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the challenges associated with attenuation correction in PET/MR imaging.
To provide an overview of current and emerging methods for PET/MR attenuation correction.
To assess the progress and limitations of existing attenuation correction techniques.

Main Methods:

Review of MR-based methods (template-based, voxel-based).
Discussion of transmission-based attenuation correction approaches.
Exploration of emission-based correction techniques.

Main Results:

Several methods show promising results for PET/MR attenuation correction.
No single method currently meets all ideal requirements for clinical application.
Significant progress has been made, but further development is needed.

Conclusions:

Attenuation correction is a critical area requiring continued research for PET/MR.
Robustness and automation are essential for routine clinical implementation.
Extensive evaluation is necessary to validate proposed methods for widespread adoption.