PET/CT Detectability and Classification of Simulated Pulmonary Nodules Using an SUV Correction Scheme

Positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) together are a powerful diagnostic tool, but imperfect image quality contributes to false positive and false negative diagnoses by an observer despite experience and training. This work investigated a PET standard uptake value (SUV) cor...

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Main Author: Morrow, Andrew Nicholas
Other Authors: John Gibbons
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2008
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05222008-161656/