In seven patients, concomitant full-dose CT of neck, thorax, or abdomen was performed with a constant tube potential of 100 or 120 kV and automatic adjustment of mAs in the z-direction. FDG-PET interpretation and reference standard FDG-PET/CT scans were interpreted by nuclear medicine ...
All scans were performed using integrated PET/CT systems (Biograph mCT 40 or 64 slice PET/CT or Biograph Vision; Siemens, Knoxville, TN, USA) with 3 min per bed position according to European Association of Nuclear Medicine guidelines [9]. According to protocol, patients had to fast for a ...