Optimization of PET acquisition time for thoracic lesions in 18F-FDG PET/MRI: a retrospective analysis
Haifeng Gu, Yue Jiang, Jun Cai, Gang Yang, Jianrui Li, Sui Chen, Song Luo, Longjiang Zhang · 2026
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Description
Gu and co-authors ask how short a chest scan can be while still finding lesions as well as a twenty-minute scan does. The scan type pairs a tracer-based camera with magnetic imaging in one session. Long sessions burden patients and clog schedules, so trimming time has real value.
The team reworked raw data from 101 patients into ten shorter virtual scans, from half a minute to twenty minutes. Two readers graded image quality on a five-point scale. The team also measured lesion signal strength and the rate of missed lesions against the full scan. Their aim was the shortest time with no clear loss in quality. A firm floor helps clinics set protocols that keep diagnosis sound while speeding the list.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Haifeng Gu, Yue Jiang, Jun Cai, Gang Yang, Jianrui Li, Sui Chen, Song Luo, Longjiang Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |