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Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities
Riemer H J A Slart1,2, Charalampos Tsoumpas3,4, Andor W J M Glaudemans3
1Medical Imaging Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands. r.h.j.a.slart@umcg.nl.
Abstract:
In this contribution, several opportunities and challenges for long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET are described. It is an anthology in which the main issues have been highlighted. A consolidated overview of the camera system implementation, business and financial plan, opportunities and challenges is provided. What the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging community can expect from these new PET/CT scanners is the delivery of more comprehensive information to the clinicians for advancing diagnosis, therapy evaluation and clinical research.
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