Preclinical Evaluation of MR Attenuation Correction Versus CT Attenuation Correction on a Sequential Whole-Body MR/PET Scanner
Bini J, Izquierdo-Garcia D, Mateo J, Machac J, Narula J, Fuster V, Fayad ZA. Preclinical Evaluation of MR Attenuation Correction Versus CT Attenuation Correction on a Sequential Whole-Body MR/PET Scanner. Investigative Radiology 2013, 48: 313-322. PMID: 23296082, PMCID: PMC3638002, DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e31827a49ba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET scannerPositron emission tomography (PET) systemsEmpirical attenuation coefficientsEmission tomography systemAttenuation correctionPET attenuation correctionCTAC methodsTomography systemPhoton attenuationAnimal bedAttenuation coefficientProton densityDirect informationMR/PET imagesCT attenuation correctionLarge bone structuresSUV maximumCoregistered CT imagesAttenuation mapPET imagesQuantitative PETCorrectionScannerMagnetic resonanceTomographic images