Detection of potentially clinically relevant lung nodules with breath-hold CT compared to free-breathing CT in PET-CT in oncology patients and the value of MIP reconstructions

• Main Authors: Alemany Montserrat (Author), Sörensen Jens (Author), Trampal Carlos (Author), Hansen Tomas (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research - Peertechz Publications, 2020-12-17.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p>Background: The value of an additional thoracic breath-hold (BH) CT in PET-CT for detecting small nodules is controversial.</p><p>Purpose: To determine the value of a BH-CT compared to the routinely used free-breathing (FB) CT, and the value of maximum intensity projection (MIP)...