TY - JOUR
T1 - Current and Future Use of Long Axial Field-of-View Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scanners in Clinical Oncology
AU - Roya, Mostafa
AU - Mostafapour, Samaneh
AU - Mohr, Philipp
AU - Providência, Laura
AU - Li, Zekai
AU - van Snick, Johannes H
AU - Brouwers, Adrienne H
AU - Noordzij, Walter
AU - Willemsen, Antoon T M
AU - Dierckx, Rudi A J O
AU - Lammertsma, Adriaan A
AU - Glaudemans, Andor W J M
AU - Tsoumpas, Charalampos
AU - Slart, Riemer H J A
AU - van Sluis, Joyce
PY - 2023/10/27
Y1 - 2023/10/27
N2 - The latest technical development in the field of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has been the extension of the PET axial field-of-view. As a result of the increased number of detectors, the long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET systems are not only characterized by a larger anatomical coverage but also by a substantially improved sensitivity, compared with conventional short axial field-of-view PET systems. In clinical practice, this innovation has led to the following optimization: (1) improved overall image quality, (2) decreased duration of PET examinations, (3) decreased amount of radioactivity administered to the patient, or (4) a combination of any of the above. In this review, novel applications of LAFOV PET in oncology are highlighted and future directions are discussed.
AB - The latest technical development in the field of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has been the extension of the PET axial field-of-view. As a result of the increased number of detectors, the long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET systems are not only characterized by a larger anatomical coverage but also by a substantially improved sensitivity, compared with conventional short axial field-of-view PET systems. In clinical practice, this innovation has led to the following optimization: (1) improved overall image quality, (2) decreased duration of PET examinations, (3) decreased amount of radioactivity administered to the patient, or (4) a combination of any of the above. In this review, novel applications of LAFOV PET in oncology are highlighted and future directions are discussed.
U2 - 10.3390/cancers15215173
DO - 10.3390/cancers15215173
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37958347
SN - 2072-6694
VL - 15
JO - Cancers
JF - Cancers
IS - 21
M1 - 5173
ER -