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PET/SPECT
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Functional information
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Help in defining targets(?)
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Must be used in conjunction with another imaging modality
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Flood-field uniformity,
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Spatial resolution and linearity
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Uncertainty:
Reconstruction method, attenuation correction, calibrations, noise,
scatter, random and dead-time corrections
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pat ent re ate : ose, mot on, we g t, pat ent act v ty pr or an
during uptake, blood glucose level
Radiotracer: uptake period, injection vs calibration, residual activity
in syringe, injection method
Image analysis: partial volume correction, analysis software, ROI
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