Implementation and evaluation of attenuation correction in PET-MR
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Implementation and evaluation of attenuation correction in PET-MR with patients undergoing clinical PET-CT examinations
IRAS ID
229367
Contact name
Alan Jackson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 30 days
Research summary
PET-MR is the most complex imaging technology to date with only seven scanners currently based in the UK, all based in large clinical/research institutions. There are still many technical challenges to be faced, for example attenuation correction and movement correction, and these still require a vast amount of development in order to refine and implement the techniques effectively.
The aim of this study is to validate the quality of the images produced on the Manchester PET-MR scanner. We will use this data to establish whether images obtained on the PET-MR scanner are of a comparable image quality to those obtained from PET-CT and current published PET-MR data.
REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NW/0624
Date of REC Opinion
6 Nov 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion