Molecular Imaging 2017

Protocol for standardization of FDG- PET provides recommendations for: • Minimizing physiological or biological effects by strict patient preparation • Procedures to ensure accurate FDG dose and administration • Matching of PET study statistics by prescribing FDG dosage as function of patient weight, type of scanner, acquisition mode and scan duration • Matching of image resolution by specifying image reconstruction settings and providing activity concentration recovery coefficients specifications • Standardization of data analysis by prescribing obligatory and preferred region of interest strategies and SUV measures and corrections • Multi-center QC procedures for PET and PET/CT scanners • During start up phase: central data analysis using standard data analysis and QC software tools (freely available for participating centers)