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Whole-Body PET/MR Imaging: Quantitative Evaluation of a Novel Model-Based MR Attenuation Correction Method Including Bone

Daniel H. Paulus, Harald H. Quick, Christian Geppert, Matthias Fenchel, Yiqiang Zhan, Gerardo Hermosillo, David Faul, Fernando E. Boada, Kent Friedman, Thomas Koesters

Journal of Nuclear Medicine · 2015 · 170 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

The novel MR-based AC method for whole-body PET/MR imaging, combining Dixon-based soft-tissue segmentation and model-based bone estimation, improves PET quantification in whole-body hybrid PET/MR imaging, especially in bony tissue and nearby soft tissue.

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