title: [New trends in functional medical imaging: quantitative methods].
abstract: Deriving quantitative measures from the medical imaging methods is a key issue for the optimal oncologic therapy, when the anatomical abnormalities and changes of the metabolic state of the tissues need to be characterized. In order to improve the effectiveness of the therapy, the results of medical imaging procedures should be comparable after two or more consecutive scans. There are several tomographic imaging applications (CT, MRI, SPECT and PET), but in this work we will focus on the quantitative capability of PET, because this method provides the most versatile possibilities for quantifying the resulting images.
authors.affiliation: Nukleáris Medicina Intézet, Debreceni Egyetem, Debrecen, Hungary. balkay.laszlo@med.unideb.hu.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balkay
authors.affiliation: Nukleáris Medicina Intézet, Debreceni Egyetem, Debrecen, Hungary. balkay.laszlo@med.unideb.hu.
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emri
authors.affiliation: Nukleáris Medicina Intézet, Debreceni Egyetem, Debrecen, Hungary. balkay.laszlo@med.unideb.hu.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galuska
authors.affiliation: Scanomed Kft., Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: Ildikó
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garai
authors.affiliation: Nukleáris Medicina Intézet, Debreceni Egyetem, Debrecen, Hungary. balkay.laszlo@med.unideb.hu.
authors.forename: Attila Sándor
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kis
authors.affiliation: Scanomed Kft., Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: Bernadett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szûcs
authors.affiliation: Nukleáris Medicina Intézet, Debreceni Egyetem, Debrecen, Hungary. balkay.laszlo@med.unideb.hu.
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varga
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007700:Kinetics; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005947:Glucose