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PET/CT scan

Known as: Scan, CT PET, Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography, CT PETs 
An imaging technique that combines a POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) scanner and a CT X RAY scanner. This establishes a precise anatomic… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Magnetic Resonance–Based Attenuation Correction for PET/MR Hybrid Imaging Using Continuous Valued Attenuation Maps
ObjectivesAttenuation correction of positron emission tomographic (PET) data is critical in providing accurate and quantitative… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Diffusion-weighted whole-body MR imaging with background body signal suppression: a feasibility study at 3.0 Tesla
The purpose was to provide a diffusion-weighted whole-body magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequence with background body signal… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Is there a role for FGD-PET in radiotherapy planning in esophageal carcinoma?
Review
1999
Review
1999
Value of combined FDG PET and MR imaging in the evaluation of suspected recurrent local-regional breast cancer: preliminary experience.
PURPOSE To assess the performance and potential clinical effects of combined 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Detection of bony metastases of androgen-independent prostate cancer by PET-FDG.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Positron emission mammography (PEM): a promising technique for detecting breast cancer
The authors are developing a high specificity technique for detecting the increased metabolic rate of breast tumours. The glucose… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Interictal cerebral metabolism in partial epilepsies of neocortical origin
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation of MR imaging and tumor histologic studies.
Magnetic resonance (MR) images of the liver were used to study 43 patients with relatively small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A stereotactic head frame for use with CT body scanners.
A prototype stereotactic head frame has been constructed for use in conjunction with a computed tomographic (CT) body scanner… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The association of protein with the polyadenylic acid of HeLa cell messenger RNA: evidence for a "transport" role of a 75,000 molecular weight polypeptide.
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