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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Advantages and Applications of Total-Body PET Scanning.

Sanaz Katal, Liesl S Eibschutz, Babak Saboury, Ali Gholamrezanezhad, Abass Alavi

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In one paragraph

Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
13.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sanaz KatalIndependent Researcher, Melbourne 3000, Australia.
Liesl S EibschutzDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA.
Babak SabouryDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8632-6292
Ali GholamrezanezhadDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA.
Abass AlaviDepartment of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
University of Southern California · USHospital of the University of Pennsylvania · USNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have focused on the development of total-body PET scanning in a variety of fields such as clinical oncology, cardiology, personalized medicine, drug development and toxicology, and inflammatory/infectious disease. Given its ultrahigh detection sensitivity, enhanced temporal resolution, and long scan range (1940 mm), total-body PET scanning can not only image faster than traditional techniques with less administered radioactivity but also perform total-body dynamic acquisition at a longer delayed time point. These unique characteristics create several opportunities to improve image quality and can provide a deeper understanding regarding disease detection, diagnosis, staging/restaging, response to treatment, and prognostication. By reviewing the advantages of total-body PET scanning and discussing the potential clinical applications for this innovative technology, we can address specific issues encountered in routine clinical practice and ultimately improve patient care.

Indexed as

drug developmentFDGinflammatory diseaseoncologyPET/CTtotal-body PET

Identifiers

PMID35204517
PMCPMC8871405
OpenAlexW4210920384

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