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Combined PET/CT imaging using a single, dual-modality tomograph: a promising approach to clinical oncology of the future

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PET in Clinical Oncology

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Computed tomography (CT) is a widely-used anatomical imaging modality that was introduced in the early 1970s [1] and appeared in clinical practice a few years later [18,32]. CT offers good spatial resolution and low levels of statistical noise, resulting in morphological images of high quality. In general, radiological imaging techniques reveal anatomical changes, such as tumor development, associated with the underlying functional abnormality.

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Beyer, T., Townsend, D.W., Nutt, R., Charron, M., Kinahan, P.E., Meltzer, C. (2000). Combined PET/CT imaging using a single, dual-modality tomograph: a promising approach to clinical oncology of the future. In: Wieler, H.J., Coleman, R.E. (eds) PET in Clinical Oncology. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57703-1_10

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