Long axial field of view PET scanners: a road map to implementation and new possibilities

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2021 Dec;48(13):4236-4245. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05461-6. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

Abstract

In this contribution, several opportunities and challenges for long axial field of view (LAFOV) PET are described. It is an anthology in which the main issues have been highlighted. A consolidated overview of the camera system implementation, business and financial plan, opportunities and challenges is provided. What the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging community can expect from these new PET/CT scanners is the delivery of more comprehensive information to the clinicians for advancing diagnosis, therapy evaluation and clinical research.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Field of view; Financial; Implementation; Opportunities; PET.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Nuclear Medicine*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography