Total-body ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT: more choices to promote clinical scanning efficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aims to maximize clinical scan efficiency for Total-body (TB) ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT systems by optimizing scan strategies based on theoretical models and clinical experience from a single center.

Results

This prospective study include two parts. The first part involved simulation experiments using theoretical models to maximize patient throughput and/or minimizing radiotracer activity across four clinical scanning scenarios: fixed working time, predetermined radiotracer activity, integration of various injection activity regimens for a fixed number of patients, and incorporation of dynamic scans into routine static scans within a fixed working time. The optimal scan strategies for these scenarios were then proposed. The second part validated the esti

SUBMITTER: Xiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317942 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature