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  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,658 Views
12 Pages

10 June 2025

Background/Objectives: In many cases, the detection of a single lesion could revolutionise patient clinical management; not all localisations, especially those with a low uptake and, consequently, a low Tumour-to-Background Ratio (TBR), are readily d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multimodality Imaging for More Precise Radiotherapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,715 Views
15 Pages

Potential Clinical Impact of LAFOV PET/CT: A Systematic Evaluation of Image Quality and Lesion Detection

  • Sabrina Honoré d’Este,
  • Flemming Littrup Andersen,
  • Julie Bjerglund Andersen,
  • Annika Loft Jakobsen and ,
  • Eunice Sanchez Saxtoft,
  • Christina Schulze,
  • Naja Liv Hansen,
  • Kim Francis Andersen,
  • Michala Holm Reichkendler and
  • Barbara Malene Fischer
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

24 October 2023

We performed a systematic evaluation of the diagnostic performance of LAFOV PET/CT with increasing acquisition time. The first 100 oncologic adult patients referred for 3 MBq/kg 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT on the Siemens Biograph Vision Qu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technical and Clinical Applications on Long-Axial-Field-of-View/Total Body PET-CT)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,425 Views
6 Pages

A Case of Clinical Uncertainty Solved: Giant Cell Arteritis with Polymyalgia Rheumatica Swiftly Diagnosed with Long Axial Field of View PET

  • Pieter H. Nienhuis,
  • Joyce van Sluis,
  • Johannes H. van Snick,
  • Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans and ,
  • Sofie Meijering,
  • Elisabeth Brouwer and
  • Riemer H. J. A. Slart
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

4 November 2022

The clinical presentation of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is often nonspecific. Differentiating GCA from infectious, malignant, or other autoimmune pathology based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory parameters may therefore be difficult. Fluorine-18-fl...

(This article belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,481 Views
12 Pages

Device-Less Data-Driven Cardiac and Respiratory Gating Using LAFOV PET Histo Images

  • Nanna Overbeck,
  • Thomas Lund Andersen,
  • Anders Bertil Rodell,
  • Jorge Cabello and ,
  • Noah Birge,
  • Paul Schleyer,
  • Maurizio Conti,
  • Kirsten Korsholm,
  • Barbara Malene Fischer and
  • Ulrich Lindberg
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

16 September 2024

Background: The outstanding capabilities of modern Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to highlight small tumor lesions and provide pathological function assessment are at peril from image quality degradation caused by respiratory and cardiac motion....

(This article belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,991 Views
21 Pages

Current and Future Use of Long Axial Field-of-View Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scanners in Clinical Oncology

  • Mostafa Roya,
  • Samaneh Mostafapour,
  • Philipp Mohr,
  • Laura Providência and ,
  • Zekai Li,
  • Johannes H. van Snick,
  • Adrienne H. Brouwers,
  • Walter Noordzij,
  • Antoon T. M. Willemsen and
  • Joyce van Sluis
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

27 October 2023

The latest technical development in the field of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging has been the extension of the PET axial field-of-view. As a result of the increased number of detectors, the long axial field-of-view (...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Imaging in Oncology: Recent Advances)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,894 Views
8 Pages

Long Axial Field-of-View PET for Ultra-Low-Dose Imaging of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma during Pregnancy

  • Joyce van Sluis,
  • Mar Bellido,
  • Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans and
  • Riemer H. J. A. Slart

Generally, positron emission tomography imaging is not often performed in the case of pregnant patients. The careful weighing of the risks of radiation exposure to the fetus and benefits for cancer staging and the swift onset of treatment for the mot...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technical and Clinical Applications on Long-Axial-Field-of-View/Total Body PET-CT)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,243 Views
13 Pages

Attenuation Correction of Long Axial Field-of-View Positron Emission Tomography Using Synthetic Computed Tomography Derived from the Emission Data: Application to Low-Count Studies and Multiple Tracers

  • Maria Elkjær Montgomery,
  • Flemming Littrup Andersen,
  • Sabrina Honoré d’Este,
  • Nanna Overbeck and ,
  • Per Karkov Cramon,
  • Ian Law,
  • Barbara Malene Fischer and
  • Claes Nøhr Ladefoged
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

14 December 2023

Recent advancements in PET/CT, including the emergence of long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT scanners, have increased PET sensitivity substantially. Consequently, there has been a significant reduction in the required tracer activity, shifting t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technical and Clinical Applications on Long-Axial-Field-of-View/Total Body PET-CT)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,476 Views
14 Pages

Image Quality and Quantitative PET Parameters of Low-Dose [18F]FDG PET in a Long Axial Field-of-View PET/CT Scanner

  • Eduardo Calderón,
  • Fabian P. Schmidt,
  • Wenhong Lan,
  • Salvador Castaneda-Vega and ,
  • Andreas S. Brendlin,
  • Nils F. Trautwein,
  • Helmut Dittmann,
  • Christian la Fougère and
  • Lena Sophie Kiefer
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

18 October 2023

PET/CT scanners with a long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) provide increased sensitivity, enabling the adjustment of imaging parameters by reducing the injected activity or shortening the acquisition time. This study aimed to evaluate the limitations of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technical and Clinical Applications on Long-Axial-Field-of-View/Total Body PET-CT)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,801 Views
12 Pages

Impact of Reduced Image Noise on Deauville Scores in Patients with Lymphoma Scanned on a Long-Axial Field-of-View PET/CT-Scanner

  • Kirsten Korsholm,
  • Nanna Overbeck,
  • André H. Dias,
  • Annika Loft and ,
  • Flemming Littrup Andersen and
  • Barbara Malene Fischer
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Background: Total body and long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT represent visionary innovations in imaging enabling either improved image quality, reduction in injected activity–dose or decreased acquisition time. An improved image quality m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technical and Clinical Applications on Long-Axial-Field-of-View/Total Body PET-CT)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,297 Views
18 Pages

Optimization of Y-90 Radioembolization Imaging for Post-Treatment Dosimetry on a Long Axial Field-of-View PET/CT Scanner

  • Pia M. Linder,
  • Wenhong Lan,
  • Nils F. Trautwein,
  • Julia Brosch-Lenz and ,
  • Sebastian von Beschwitz,
  • Jürgen Kupferschläger,
  • Gerald Reischl,
  • Gerd Grözinger,
  • Helmut Dittmann and
  • Fabian P. Schmidt
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

9 November 2023

Background: PET imaging after yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization is challenging because of the low positron fraction of Y-90 (32 × 10−6). The resulting low number of events can be compensated by the high sensitivity of long axial field-o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technical and Clinical Applications on Long-Axial-Field-of-View/Total Body PET-CT)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,259 Views
17 Pages

Long Axial Field-of-View PET/CT Could Answer Unmet Needs in Gynecological Cancers

  • Elizabeth Katherine Anna Triumbari,
  • Vittoria Rufini,
  • Clemens Mingels,
  • Axel Rominger and ,
  • Abass Alavi,
  • Francesco Fanfani,
  • Ramsey D. Badawi and
  • Lorenzo Nardo
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 April 2023

Gynecological malignancies currently affect about 3.5 million women all over the world. Imaging of uterine, cervical, vaginal, ovarian, and vulvar cancer still presents several unmet needs when using conventional modalities such as ultrasound, comput...

(This article belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
719 Views
14 Pages

Pilot Study on Dynamic Long-Axial Field-of-View [18F]FDG PET/CT in Liver Transplant Recipients as a Non-Invasive Alternative to Routine Biopsies

  • Martin Bloch,
  • Susanne Dam Nielsen,
  • Barbara Malene Fischer,
  • Allan Rasmussen and ,
  • Hans-Christian Pommergaard,
  • Flemming Littrup Andersen,
  • Gro Linno Willemoe,
  • Thomas Lund Andersen and
  • Per Karkov Cramon
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Background/Objectives: Routine liver biopsies play an important role in monitoring liver allografts but carry non-negligible risks. This pilot study assesses the feasibility of dynamic long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) [18F]FDG PET/CT as a non-invasiv...

(This article belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1,963 Views
17 Pages

Whole-Body Dynamic Positron Emission and Computed Tomography (WBD-PET/CT): Latest Developments, Challenges and Opportunities

  • Anastasios Vatalis,
  • Dimitra Tsivaka,
  • Varvara Valotassiou,
  • Emmanouil Panagiotidis and ,
  • Panagiotis Georgoulias,
  • Nicolas A. Karakatsanis and
  • Ioannis Tsougos
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Whole-body dynamic positron emission tomography/computed tomography (WBD-PET/CT) has transformed medical imaging, enabling the fusion between (i) detailed anatomical maps of the human body and (ii) quantitative multi-parametric functional maps of spe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Whole-Body PET/CT: From Diagnosis to Prognosis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,027 Views
12 Pages

The Rise of Total-Body PET/CT: Advancing Molecular Imaging Toward Early Cancer Detection and Potential Future Application in Prevention Healthcare

  • Pierpaolo Alongi,
  • Simone Morea,
  • Roberto Cannella,
  • Rosa Alba Pugliesi and ,
  • Carlo Messina and
  • Daniele Di Biagio
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

31 December 2025

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by the convergence of highly sensitive long-axial field-of-view (LAFOV) total-body PET systems and an expanding portfolio of targeted radiopharmaceuticals, PET is prog...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment in Oncology: Radiotherapy and Imaging Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,108 Views
13 Pages

CT-Free Attenuation Correction in Paediatric Long Axial Field-of-View Positron Emission Tomography Using Synthetic CT from Emission Data

  • Maria Elkjær Montgomery,
  • Flemming Littrup Andersen,
  • René Mathiasen,
  • Lise Borgwardt and ,
  • Kim Francis Andersen and
  • Claes Nøhr Ladefoged
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 December 2024

Background/Objectives: Paediatric PET/CT imaging is crucial in oncology but poses significant radiation risks due to children’s higher radiosensitivity and longer post-exposure life expectancy. This study aims to minimize radiation exposure by...

(This article belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,314 Views
22 Pages

Sex- and Age-Related Differences in Physiological [18F]FDOPA Uptake on Long Axial Field-of-View PET/CT Imaging

  • Tara M. Tabak,
  • Joyce van Sluis,
  • Floris H. P. van Velden,
  • Lioe-Fee. F. de Geus-Oei and ,
  • Françoise J. Siepel and
  • Riemer H. J. A. Slart
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This retrospective quantitative data analysis study aimed to investigate sex- and age-related differences in the physiological distribution of [18F]FDOPA uptake in long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET images across a range of organs and tissues. A re...

(This article belongs to the Section Biosignal Processing)