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Review
. 2021 Dec;48(13):4236-4245.
doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05461-6. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities

Riemer H J A Slart  1   2 , Charalampos Tsoumpas  3   4 , Andor W J M Glaudemans  3 , Walter Noordzij  3 , Antoon T M Willemsen  3 , Ronald J H Borra  3 , Rudi A J O Dierckx  3 , Adriaan A Lammertsma  3
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Review

Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities

Riemer H J A Slart et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

In this contribution, several opportunities and challenges for long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET are described. It is an anthology in which the main issues have been highlighted. A consolidated overview of the camera system implementation, business and financial plan, opportunities and challenges is provided. What the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging community can expect from these new PET/CT scanners is the delivery of more comprehensive information to the clinicians for advancing diagnosis, therapy evaluation and clinical research.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Field of view; Financial; Implementation; Opportunities; PET.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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