pet images are acquired and processed as data of volume of the patient in 3d technique. can be zoomed in or out if needed how many slices does a pet scan produce? each whole body pet scan produces hundreds of slices that are difficult to organize and display. where is archived data ...
Fig. 1. Annual myocardial perfusion PET studies performed in the United States (Medicare Part B utilization data, Current Procedural Terminology code 78492, multiple studies at rest and/or stress).(Data from Wheaton Partners, LLC. CodeMap. Available at: https://www.codemap.com/. Accessed July...
Twelve weeks after start of the treatment, 18F-FDG PET combined with contrast-enhanced CT (scan 2) was performed. In patient no. 12, who discontinued the treatment after 7 weeks, scan 2 was performed at this time. The primary end point was higher accumulation of 11C-erlotinib in localized...
FDG: 18 F-2-fluoro-deoxyglucose PET: Positron emission tomography SUV: Standard uptake value MLD: Mean lung dose CGE: 60Co Gray Equivalents CTCAE v4: National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4 ROI: Region of interest HU: Hounsfield Unit ROC:...
A second PET/CT scan was planned at this time point for radiotherapy treatment planning. Treatment Chemotherapy Patients received 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy with cisplatin 50 mg/m2 (1 h infusion) on weeks 1,3,5 and 8,10,12 combined with 5-FU 2 g/m2 (24 h-infusion), folinic ...
PET/CT with F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) images of patients suffering from metastatic melanoma have been analysed using fractal and multifractal analysis to assess the impact of monoclonal antibody ipilimumab treatment with respect to therapy outcome. Results Thirty-one cases of patients suffering from...
In addition to PET, the following assessments were also mandatory: computed tomography scan at diagnosis and after 4 cycles of chemotherapy, at the end of treatment, and every 6 months until the end of follow-up; BM biopsy at baseline to confirm complete remission in patients with positive BM...
An FDG PET/CT examination may cover various coaxial imaging ranges; these ranges are described as follows, with different denominations depending on European standard (GL 1.0) or US standard (defined in Current Procedural Terminology 2005): Whole-body imaging: From the top of the head through the...
Nensa F, Tezgah E, Poeppel TD, Jensen CJ, Schelhorn J, Kohler J et al (2015) Integrated 18F-FDG PET/MR imaging in the assessment of cardiac masses: a pilot study. J Nucl Med 56(2):255–260 Article PubMed Google Scholar O'Doherty J, Sammut E, Schleyer P, Stirling J, Nazir ...
In describing and claiming the disclosed subject matter, the following terminology will be used in accordance with the definitions set forth below. The term “Glypican-3” as used herein also refers to “glypican proteoglycan 3,”“GPC3,”“GTR2-2,”“SGB,”“DGSX,”“SDYS,”“SGBS,” and...