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Effects of Non-radioactive Material around Radioactive Material on PET Image Quality

Shinya Toshimitsu,Yoshiharu Kangai,Azusa Yamane,Yutaka Hirokawa-2015-01-01-Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology

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Subcutaneous fat decreases the noise equivalent count and increases the percentage of background variability, which degrades PET image quality.

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Subcutaneous fat decreases the noise equivalent count and increases the percentage of background variability, which degrades PET image quality.

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Imaging phantomSubcutaneous fatNuclear medicineSPHERESMaterials scienceSubcutaneous injectionImage qualityBiomedical engineering

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