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EJNMMI Research
Published in: EJNMMI Research 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Updating PET/CT performance standards and PET/CT interpretation criteria should go hand in hand

Authors: Ronald Boellaard, Terez Sera, Andres Kaalep, Otto S. Hoekstra, Sally F. Barrington, Josée M. Zijlstra

Published in: EJNMMI Research | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

This letter aims at explaining that adjusting the performance of PET/CT systems to a new standard also requires updating of interpretation criteria. Simply changing one aspect of the imaging procedure, i.e., PET/CT performance and image quality, and not adapting interpretation criteria will result in an increase of false positive (or negative) reads.
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Metadata
Title
Updating PET/CT performance standards and PET/CT interpretation criteria should go hand in hand
Authors
Ronald Boellaard
Terez Sera
Andres Kaalep
Otto S. Hoekstra
Sally F. Barrington
Josée M. Zijlstra
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
EJNMMI Research / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 2191-219X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-019-0565-y

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