Clinical Workflow Considerations for Implementation of Continuous-Bed-Motion PET/CT

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Shelley N. Acuff¹  Dustin Osborne¹ 

[1] Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

关键词: CBM;    PET;    gating;    continuous bed motion;   

DOI  :  10.2967/jnmt.116.172171

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Society of Nuclear Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Within the last 3 y, a new type of technology has emerged for PET imaging that uses a continuous-bed-motion (CBM) acquisition. For technologists, this type of acquisition requires some modifications of the standard approach to PET protocols and imaging workflows. There are several key aspects of CBM that technologists need to learn and understand when transitioning from traditional step-and-shoot PET imaging to this new technology, including differences in acquisition type, image quality, and protocol setup as well as the impact that CBM can have on workflow. This article explains how CBM differs from step and shoot and focuses on the issues critical for technologists to know when first using this technology.

【 授权许可】

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