Comparing Siemens Biograph FlowMotion versus stop-and-go PET
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A comparison study of Siemens Biograph mCT FlowMotion with standard stop-and-go [F-18]-FDG imaging.
IRAS ID
159294
Contact name
Graham Wright
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Research summary
Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) is a type of medical imaging used to take pictures of the inside of the body allowing doctors to diagnose disease. Current practice is to acquire overlapping images which are stitched together to create an image of the whole body. The latest Siemens scanner can acquire an image of the whole body whilst continually moving the patient through the scanner. This is called FlowMotion by Siemens and it may decrease the time taken to complete the scan and reduce the amount of radiation received by the patient. However, before this is introduced into clinical practice, it is important to show that moving to this method would not reduce the quality of the images produced.
The proposed study aims to compare Siemens FlowMotion feature against the standard imaging protocol currently employed.
REC name
East of England - Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/EE/1085
Date of REC Opinion
13 Oct 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion