A second‐generation virtual‐pinhole PET device for enhancing contrast recovery and improving lesion detectability of a whole‐body PET/CT scanner

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Title: A second‐generation virtual‐pinhole PET device for enhancing contrast recovery and improving lesion detectability of a whole‐body PET/CT scanner

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Jiang, Jianyong ^[1]; Li, Ke ^[2]; Wang, Qiang ^[1]; Puterbaugh, Kenneth ^[3]; Young, John W. ^[3]; Siegel, Stefan B. ^[3]; O'Sullivan, Joseph A. ^[2]; Tai, Yuan‐Chuan ^[1]

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63110USA
Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis MO 63130USA
Molecular Imaging Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc Knoxville TN 37932USA

Publication Date:: 2019-08-07

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1547606

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0005157

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Medical Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Medical Physics Journal Volume: 46 Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-2405

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Jiang, Jianyong, Li, Ke, Wang, Qiang, Puterbaugh, Kenneth, Young, John W., Siegel, Stefan B., O'Sullivan, Joseph A., and Tai, Yuan‐Chuan. A second‐generation virtual‐pinhole PET device for enhancing contrast recovery and improving lesion detectability of a whole‐body PET/CT scanner.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Jiang, Jianyong, Li, Ke, Wang, Qiang, Puterbaugh, Kenneth, Young, John W., Siegel, Stefan B., O'Sullivan, Joseph A., & Tai, Yuan‐Chuan. A second‐generation virtual‐pinhole PET device for enhancing contrast recovery and improving lesion detectability of a whole‐body PET/CT scanner.  United States.  doi:10.1002/mp.13724.

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                    Jiang, Jianyong, Li, Ke, Wang, Qiang, Puterbaugh, Kenneth, Young, John W., Siegel, Stefan B., O'Sullivan, Joseph A., and Tai, Yuan‐Chuan. Wed .  
        "A second‐generation virtual‐pinhole PET device for enhancing contrast recovery and improving lesion detectability of a whole‐body PET/CT scanner".  United States.  doi:10.1002/mp.13724.

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@article{osti_1547606,

  title        = {A second‐generation virtual‐pinhole PET device for enhancing contrast recovery and improving lesion detectability of a whole‐body PET/CT scanner},

  author       = {Jiang, Jianyong and Li, Ke and Wang, Qiang and Puterbaugh, Kenneth and Young, John W. and Siegel, Stefan B. and O'Sullivan, Joseph A. and Tai, Yuan‐Chuan},

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  doi          = {10.1002/mp.13724},

  journal      = {Medical Physics},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 46,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2019},

  month        = {8}

}

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