Whole-Body PET/MR Imaging: Quantitative Evaluation of a Novel Model-Based MR Attenuation Correction Method Including Bone

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Authors

Daniel H. Paulus · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Harald H. Quick · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Christian Geppert · Siemens Healthcare (Germany)

Matthias Fenchel · Siemens Healthcare (Germany)

Yiqiang Zhan · Siemens Healthcare (United States)

Gerardo Hermosillo · Siemens Healthcare (United States)

David Faul

Abstract

The novel MR-based AC method for whole-body PET/MR imaging, combining Dixon-based soft-tissue segmentation and model-based bone estimation, improves PET quantification in whole-body hybrid PET/MR imaging, especially in bony tissue and nearby soft tissue.

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Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

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Published in: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volume 56, Issue 7, pp. 1061-1066

DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.156000

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Whole-Body PET/MR Imaging: Quantitative Evaluation of a Novel Model-Based MR Attenuation Correction Method Including Bone

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