title: Quantitative and qualitative comparison of continuous bed motion and traditional step and shoot PET/CT.
abstract: New developments in PET/CT technology have enabled the commercial availability of continuous bed motion (CBM) acquisition methods. This technology has some potential performance benefits compared to standard step and shoot (SS) imaging, however, this technology has not been assessed with regard to quantitative and image quality parameters compared to traditional SS techniques. This study seeks to compare clinically relevant quantitative and image quality parameters using CBM and SS data collection methods with the intent of providing assistance in making educated decisions regarding imaging protocol development when using CBM technology versus SS imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine USA.
authors.forename: Dustin R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine USA.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acuff
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cruise
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine USA.
authors.forename: Mumtaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neveu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine USA.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuckey
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine USA.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bradley
keywords: CBM; CT; PET; continuous bed motion