Total-body PET/CT current research and future perspectives / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

ABSTRACT

Comparing to the conventional PET/CT, the advantage of total-body PET/CT lies in the long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) which improves the system sensitivity by 40 times, allowing rapid scan, low-dosing imaging and total-body dynamic imaging. Total-body PET/CT can increase the throughput of patients, reduce the radiation dose, and observe the drug metabolism in vivo both real-time and dynamically. Its high sensitivity makes long-time delay scan possible in clinic research. Besides, it also has potential advantages in drugs development and in the field of pharmacokinetic researches.