PET angiography: Application of early dynamic PET/CT to the evaluation of arteries.
OBJECTIVE
Early dynamic PET/CT is primarily used for oncologic perfusion studies. The purpose of this article is to show how the modality can be applied for angiography with data reconstructed in time-based frames for direct visualization of arterial vessels.


CONCLUSIONS
Our initial data suggest that PET angiography can be used to establish patency and delineate relevant stenoses and occlusions. It therefore may be a useful complement to conventional angiography.
1 Both authors: Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Bachstraße 18, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Robert
R
Drescher
Martin
M
Freesmeyer
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed