Acquisition time optimization of positron emission tomography studies by use of a regression function derived from torso cross-sections and noise-equivalent counts

Radiological Physics and Technology
Yoshiharu Kangai, Hideo Onishi

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to optimize the positron emission tomography (PET) acquisition time for individual patients by employing a regression function derived from torso cross-sections by using computed tomography (CT) attenuation corrections and the noise-equivalent counts (NECs). We initially determined the standard image quality or the standard NEC at our institution by visually assessing the images acquired from 61 patients. We measured the NECs of the livers and the torso cross-sections of 165 patients who were evaluated with PET/CT with (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose on the basis of our standard protocol of 120 s/bed position. The optimal acquisition time (OPT) was calculated as the product of the ratio of the standard NEC to the estimated NEC multiplied by 120 s. The estimated NEC was derived from the oval cross-section of each patient by use of the regression function. We evaluated the validity of the OPT equation in 59 additional patients. We determined 5.83 Mcounts as the standard NEC at our institution. The mean OPTs in a group of 59 patients of whom 20, 19, and 20 were underweight, normal-weight, and overweight, respectively, were 106.3 ± 18.0, 137.1 ± 4.6, and 172.1 ± 24.3 s, respectively. After optimization, the...Continue Reading

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