The new PET/CT scanner allows you to get diagnostic images of the whole body in just one minute. Experts rated the quality of such images higher than those obtained with conventional devices. The results of the research were presented to the Media At the 39th conference of the European Association of Medical Medicine (EANM), which will be held in 2026, writes Medical Xpress. PET/CT is widely used to detect cancer, determine the stage of the disease, and monitor the course of treatment. Conventional scanners The body is examined in individual sections, so it usually takes 5-6 changes in the patient's position to obtain images from the head to the thighs. New systems with an extended axial field of view are capable of covering a significant part of the body at once are larger and capture more signals from the radiopharmaceutical. It allows to reduce the research time without significant deterioration of image quality. Peter MacCallum Tumor of Melbourne in the EQUIP study Specialists of the scientific center tested the PET/CT system with a 128 cm long axial field of view. 24 people took part in the research and were injected with five radiopharmaceutical preparations used for different types of research. one of them. First, participants underwent a standard examination with a conventional scanner and then a ten-minute scan with the new device. Based on the obtained data, the researchers formed images that correspond to one, two, e� to the six- and five-minute scan. Two nuclear medicine specialists, who were unaware of the duration of the scan, evaluated the diagnostic quality of the images, clarity, visibility of disease foci on a five-point scale. and the noise level. The mean diagnostic quality score was 5 for images obtained at 10 and 5 minutes, 4.9 for images obtained at 3 and 2 minutes, and 4.5 for images obtained at 1 minute. In the case of regular scans, this indicator was 3.9 points. Moreover, images obtained within two or more minutes scored at least 4 points in each evaluated characteristic. One-minute images were rated no less than 3 points. Shorter procedures may make it easier for the patient Research on people who find it difficult to lie still for long periods of time, as well as reduce motion blur. In addition, clinics will be able to accept more patients. High sensitivity of the system It will also allow you to reduce the dose of the injected radiopharmaceutical.