Quantitative pulmonary blood flow measurement using 15O-H2O PET with and without tissue fraction correction: a comparison study

Quantitative pulmonary blood flow measurement using 15O-H2O PET with and without tissue fraction correction: a comparison study

Abstract Background Physiological measures per lung parenchyma, rather than per lung volume, sometimes reflect the disease status. PET images of the lung, which are usually expressed per lung volume, could confound the interpretation of the disease status, especially in cases with a prominent hetero...

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Main Authors: Keiko Matsunaga, Masahiro Yanagawa, Tomoyuki Otsuka, Haruhiko Hirata, Takashi Kijima, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Noriyuki Tomiyama, Eku Shimosegawa, Jun Hatazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
PET
15O-H2O
Pulmonary blood flow
Tissue fraction correction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-017-0350-8

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