SF 10 - Total-body PET: technical aspects and clinical applications

1. To define total-body PET.
2. To highlight the key differences and advances with regard to standard-of-care PET systems.
3. To be alert to flexible imaging protocols based on the higher performance characteristics of total-body PET over whole-body PET.

1. To know the current total-body PET landscape.
2. To get an overview of the opportunities of such systems.
3. To understand the challenges and how to overcome them.

1. To describe the main differences between total-body PET/CT and short axial field of view PET/CT.
2. To identify key clinical indications for total-body PET/CT.
3. To consider future research areas enabled by total-body PET/CT.

1. To describe why total-body or large field of view systems offer a tremendous improvement in sensitivity and image quality.
2. To list to what degree radiation dose and/or scanning time can be reduced using total-body PET, providing new opportunities for ultra-low dose-ultra fast imaging.
3. To name and identify three major new patient care and research opportunities that total-body PET can offer.