FDG dose extravasations in PET/CT: frequency and impact on SUV measurements

Objectives: PET/CT with 18F-FDG has proven to be effective in detecting and assessing various types of cancers. However, due to cancer and/or its therapy, intravenous (IV) FDG injection may be problematic resulting in dose extravasations. In the most frequently used field of view (FOV), arms-up and...

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Main Authors: Medhat M Osman, Razi eMuzaffar, Mustafa Erkan Altinyay, Cyrus eTeymouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
FOV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2011.00041/full