The importance of correction for tissue fraction effects in lung PET: Preliminary findings

T. Lambrou; A.M. Groves; K. Erlandsson; N. Screaton; R. Endozo; T. Win; J.C. Porter; B.F. Hutton

doi:10.1007/s00259-011-1906-x

The importance of correction for tissue fraction effects in lung PET: Preliminary findings

T. Lambrou, A.M. Groves, K. Erlandsson, N. Screaton, R. Endozo, T. Win, J.C. Porter, B.F. Hutton

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Abstract

It has recently been recognized that PET/CT may play a role in diffuse parenchymal lung disease. However, interpretation can be confounded due to the variability in lung density both within and between individuals. To address this issue a novel correction method is proposed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2238-2246
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Volume	38
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-011-1906-x
Publication status	Published - 2011

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We acknowledge support for some scan costs and partial salary (T.L.) from GlaxoSmithKline (CRT115549). We also thank Dr. Pauline Lukey and Dr. Aiden Flynn (Fibrosis DPU, GSK) as well as the CRAFT Consortium for useful discussions. Also UCL/UCLH receives a portion of its research funding from the UK Department of Health’s NIHR Biomedical Research Centre funding scheme.

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