Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities
Riemer H. J. A. Slart, Charalampos Tsoumpas, Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans, Walter Noordzij, Antoon T. M. Willemsen, Ronald Borra, Rudi Dierckx, Adriaan A. Lammertsma
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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Medical physicsRoad mapPlan (archaeology)Field (mathematics)MedicineComputer scienceCartographyGeographyPure mathematicsArchaeologyMathematicsMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging