An improved method for measurement of target-to-Background ratio in assessing mediastinal lesions on 18F-FDG coincidence SPECT/CT imaging

Keyphrases

• Target-to-background Ratio 100%
• 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) 100%
• SPECT-CT 100%
• Mediastinal Lesions 100%
• Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) 60%
• Coefficient of Variation 40%
• Benign Lesion 40%
• Malignant Lesions 40%
• Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging 40%
• Statistical Analysis 20%
• No Significant Difference 20%
• Diagnostic Accuracy 20%
• Airway 20%
• Computed Tomography 20%
• Measurement Method 20%
• Vessel Area 20%
• Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve 20%
• Two-way Analysis of Variance 20%
• Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging 20%
• Ratio Calculation 20%
• Histological Validation 20%
• Large Blood Vessels 20%
• Optimal Sensitivity 20%
• Dual Head 20%
• Characteristic Coefficient 20%
• Background Choice 20%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18 100%
• Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography 100%
• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography-Computed Tomography 100%
• Diagnostic Accuracy 25%
• Analysis of Variance 25%
• Vascular Bundle 25%

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science

• Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18 100%