Quality Assurance and Performance Evaluation of PET/CT.
- Author:
Byeong il LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. dewpapa@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
quality assurance;
PET/CT;
performance evaluation
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2008;42(2):137-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) provides both functional and anatomical images of high quality non-invasively with better precision in localization than PET alone. Increase in the use of PET/CT, coupled with increasing concerns about the quality of medical services accrued the demands for accurate evaluation of system performance and quality assurance. Thus, well designed programs for performance evaluation and quality assurance are needed. Widely used protocols for performance evaluation of PET are the methods proposed by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in 1994 and 2001. In addition, in order to maintain high quality of PET/CT images, quality assurance programs including periodic (daily, monthly, and yearly). Therefore, in this article, the methods and present state of performance evaluation and quality assurance of PET/CT are reviewed.
