Guidelines and publications – EANM EARL

Presentations

EANM ’18 Conference, Düsseldorf, Germany 13.10-17.10.2018:
EARL announced the update of the EARL performance specifications. Click here to review presentation given by Prof. Dr. R. Boellaard.

Publications

Quantitative implications of the updated EARL 2019 PET-CT performance standards. Kaalep A, Burggraaff CN, Pieplenbosch S, Verwer EE, Sera T, Zijlstra J, Hoekstra OS, Oprea-Lager DE, Boellaard R. EJNMMI Phys. 2019 Dec 26;6(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s40658-019-0257-8.
Multicentre Quantitative ⁶⁸Ga PET/CT Performance Harmonisation. EJNMMI Phys. 2019 Nov 8; 6 (1):19. Huizing DMV, Koopman D, van Dalen JA, Gotthardt M, Boellaard R, Sera T, Sinaasappel M, Stokkel MPM, de Wit-van der Veen BJ.
Updating PET/CT performance standards and PET/CT interpretation criteria should go hand in hand. Boellaard R, Sera T, Kaalep A, Hoekstra OS, Barrington SF, Zijlstra JM. EJNMMI Res. 2019 Oct 29;9(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s13550-019-0565-y.
Feasibility of PET/CT system performance harmonisation for quantitative multicentre 89Zr studies. Kaalep A, Huisman M, Sera T, Vugts D, Boellaard R; EARL; EATRIS; TRISTAN Consortium (#IB4SD-116106). EJNMMI Phys. 2018 Nov 21;5(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40658-018-0226-7.
Feasibility of state of the art PET/CT systems performance harmonisation. Kaalep A, Sera T, Rijnsdorp S, Yaqub M, Talsma A, Lodge MA, Boellaard R. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2018 Jul;45(8):1344-1361. doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-3977-4. Epub 2018 Mar 2.
EANM/EARL FDG-PET/CT accreditation – summary results from the first 200 accredited imaging systems. Kaalep A*, Sera T*, Oyen W, Krause BJ, Chiti A, Liu Y, Boellaard R. (*both authors contributed equally). Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2018 Mar;45(3):412-422. doi: 10.1007/s00259-017-3853-7. Epub 2017 Dec 1.
EANM/EARL harmonization strategies in PET quantification: from daily practice to multicentre oncological studies. Aide N, Lasnon C, Veit-Haibach P, Sera T, Sattler B, Boellaard R. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2017 Aug;44 (Suppl 1): 17-31.
Lamare F. Standardization in PET/CT Imaging Using EARL FDG-PET/CT Accreditation. Article published in GEHC MI Clarity Magazine; October 2013
Ettinger S. on behalf of the EARL Scientific Advisory Board. High quality is no coincidence. It is our commitment! Article published in GEHC MI Clarity Magazine; October 2013
EARL FDG-PET/CT accreditation program: Feasibility, overview and results of first 55 successfully accredited sites. Boellaard R, Hristova I, Ettinger S, Sera T, Stroobants S, Chiti A, Bauer A, Tatsch K, Verzijlbergen F, Oyen W. J Nucl Med 2013; 54 (Suppl. 2): 2052 Abstract (PW) Poster
Initial experience with the EANM accreditation procedure of FDG PET/CT devices. Boellaard R, Hristova I, Ettinger S, Stroobants S, Chiti A, Bauer A, Tatsch K, Bourguet P, Bean J, Oyen W. Eur. J. Cancer 2011; 47 (Suppl. 4):S8 Abstract (OP) Poster

Guidelines

EARL FDG PET/CT optimization procedure: EARL procedure for assessing PET/CT system specific patient FDG activity preparations for quantitative FDG PET/CT studies. R.Boellaard, A.T. Willemsen, B.Arends, E.P. Visser.