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PET hardware attenuation
correction: First patients
R. Winter, Tübingen
Full AC of
CH + coils
No AC of
CH + coils
SUV
mean
Tumor
0.6 % (-2.5 – 4.5)
-11.4 % (-14.0 – -6.2)
Brain
0.7 % (-0.8 – 2.3)
-14.0 % (-15.2 – -12.0)
SUV
max
Tumor
0.4 % (-3.6 – 5.8)
-11.8 % (-15.8 – -5.1)
Brain
-1.4 % (-4.3 – 3.1)
-15.8 % (-19.0 – -10.3)
Deviation to reference scan (without CH):
HW + human µ-
map
Pat 1: full AC
Comparison of FDG
PET activity in n=10
HNC patients:
•
Reference scan
•
Scan with CH
•
Without AC
•
With AC