What does AC stand for?

Attenuation Correction

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Samples in periodicals archive:

PET-CT offers the ability to use CT for attenuation correction of PET images.

Cardiac and neurological PET-CT applications

Digirad's Cardius X-ACT(TM), a dedicated cardiac SPECT system, is expected to set a new clinical standard with X-ACT attenuation correction.

DIGIRAD TO UNVEIL NEW CLINICAL STANDARD FOR CARDIAC SPECT

He used the experimental coefficient in his attenuation corrections for the air path from the source to the FAC aperture plane and from the aperture plane through the collecting volume of the FAC.

New national air-kerma-strength standards for [.sup.125]I and ...

The air attenuation correction given is based on measurements using the iodine-125 radiation.

Exposure standardization of iodine-125 seeds used for brachytherapy

The BrightView XCT features technological advances that can enable low patient dose levels, high-resolution localization and high-quality attenuation correction with the potential for fewer artifacts and shorter exam times.

New Philips Systems Deliver First-of-Their-Kind Integrated Solutions ...

19) Skin Consistent, mildly enhanced uptake corresponding to the skin on attenuation correction images is probably more a reconstruction artifact than actual high uptake in the skin.

Normal variants and pitfalls in whole-body PET imaging with 18F FDG

The growing demand for CT-based attenuation correction and quantitative SPECT is quickly establishing SPECT/CT as a must-have technology for SPECT users," says the analyst of this research service.

Gain Insight In To North American Nuclear Medicine Equipment Markets

The CT images are used for more precise and rapid attenuation correction of the PET data.

Practical issues in abdominal PET/CT