Total-body PET/CT current research and future perspectives

VernacularTitle:全身PET/CT临床研究的现况与展望
Author: Danjie CAI ¹ ; Hongcheng SHI
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1. 复旦大学附属中山医院核医学科、复旦大学核医学研究所、上海市影像医学研究所，上海　200032
Keywords: Whole body imaging; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, X-ray computed; Trends
From: Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022;42(1):41-43
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Comparing to the conventional PET/CT, the advantage of total-body PET/CT lies in the long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) which improves the system sensitivity by 40 times, allowing rapid scan, low-dosing imaging and total-body dynamic imaging. Total-body PET/CT can increase the throughput of patients, reduce the radiation dose, and observe the drug metabolism in vivo both real-time and dynamically. Its high sensitivity makes long-time delay scan possible in clinic research. Besides, it also has potential advantages in drugs development and in the field of pharmacokinetic researches.