Brain (PET — FDG)

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Brain FDG-PET phantom showing cortical glucose metabolism pattern, useful for Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy evaluation

Modalities: PET CT MRI
Images: 4
Structures: 10
Compatible Instruments: 13
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Brain PET — FDG Cortical Metabolism
Brain PET — FDG Cortical Metabolism

FDG-PET scan showing normal cortical and subcortical glucose metabolism in the brain

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Normal brain FDG-PET — useful for Alzheimer's evaluation

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Brain CT — Reference Anatomy
Brain CT — Reference Anatomy

Axial CT of the brain for anatomic reference in PET/CT correlation

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Non-contrast brain CT for attenuation correction and anatomic reference

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Brain PET — Cortical Uptake
Brain PET — Cortical Uptake

Brain PET scan showing cortical FDG uptake pattern

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Brain CT — Reference
Brain CT — Reference

Axial CT of the brain for anatomic reference

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Tissue Structures

Structure Density (HU) T1 (ms) T2 (ms) Echo Rel. Size
Frontal Cortex 37 1300 90 0.0 12%
Parietal Cortex 37 1300 90 0.0 10%
Temporal Cortex 37 1300 90 0.0 8%
Occipital Cortex 37 1300 90 0.0 6%
Basal Ganglia 40 900 60 0.0 4%
Thalamus 38 1000 65 0.0 3%
Cerebellum 38 1100 80 0.0 6%
White Matter 30 780 70 0.0 18%
Csf 5 4000 2000 0.0 6%
Skull 1000 300 3 0.95 6%

Compatible Imaging Instruments

Model Manufacturer Modality
Aquilion ONE PRISM Canon Medical Systems CT
Vantage Galan 3T Canon Medical Systems MRI
SCENARIA View Fujifilm Healthcare CT
Revolution Apex GE HealthCare CT
SIGNA Hero GE HealthCare MRI
SIGNA Premier GE HealthCare MRI
Discovery MI Gen 2 GE HealthCare PET
Spectral CT 7500 Philips Healthcare CT
Ingenia Ambition 1.5T Philips Healthcare MRI
Vereos Digital PET/CT Philips Healthcare PET
SOMATOM Force Siemens Healthineers CT
MAGNETOM Vida Siemens Healthineers MRI
MAGNETOM Terra.X Siemens Healthineers MRI