PET

Technical
Procedures
Manual
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Document Version History
Version Date Author Description
1.12 Jan 21, 2022 Suzanne Baker Replaced QuickStart Guide with PET checklist
1.2 July 22, 2022 Suzanne Baker Added GE Disc ST reconstruction sheet
1.21 March 9, 2023 JiaQie Lee, Suzanne Baker, Adopted consistent language for Subject ID,
Brittany Hale PTID & NACCID; Updated PET Upload Form

1.22 April 5, 2023 Trevor Chadwick Revised FDG and PI2620 acquisition times
1.23 June 22, 2023 Trevor Chadwick Revised SCAN PET Checklist; Step 5 of
Appendix D
1.24 May 6, 2024 Trevor Chadwick Added GE Omni Legend PET/CT scanner,
revised GE Discovery MI and GE Sigma
scanner appendices
1.25 June 17, 2024 Trevor Chadwick Added radiotracer Flutemetamol and preferred
acquisition time for NAV4694, PI2620, and FDG
1.26 August 15, 2024 Wesley Thomas, Suzanne Updated Discovery 690 XT parameters
Baker Removed MK6240 and PI2620 non-preferred
acquisition times. Added “allowable” for PIB and
FDG non-preferred acquisition times. Included
Clariti logo.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SCAN PET Checklist 5
General Information 7
Contact Information 7
Site Qualification 7
Hoffman Phantom Scans .............................................................................................................. 7
Regulatory 9
Quality Monitoring of PET scanner 9
PET-only Scanner ........................................................................................................................ 9
PET/CT Scanner .......................................................................................................................... 9
PET/MR Scanners ........................................................................................................................ 9
PET General Information 10
Ambient Conditions..................................................................................................................... 10
Naming convention ..................................................................................................................... 10
Documentation ........................................................................................................................... 11
PET Procedures 12
Radiotracer Doses ...................................................................................................................... 13
Preparing subject ........................................................................................................................ 14
Drawing up, assaying, and injection dose ................................................................................... 14
Subject Positioning ..................................................................................................................... 15
Attenuation Correction ................................................................................................................ 16
Emission Acquisition ................................................................................................................... 16
Post PET Scan ........................................................................................................................... 17
Appendix A: PET Scanner Reconstruction Parameters 18
GE Discovery MI - PET/CT scanners .......................................................................................... 19
GE Discovery 600, 610, 690, 710, and MI DR - PET/CT scanners .............................................. 20
GE Discovery 690-XT - PET/CT scanner .................................................................................... 21
GE Discovery RX - PET/CT scanners ......................................................................................... 22
GE Discovery STE - PET/CT scanners ....................................................................................... 23
GE Discovery ST - PET/CT scanners ......................................................................................... 24
GE Omni Legend PET/CT scanner ............................................................................................. 25
GE Signa - PET/MR scanners .................................................................................................... 26
Philips Vereos - PET/CT scanners .............................................................................................. 27
Philips Ingenuity TF - PET/CT scanners ..................................................................................... 28
Philips Gemini TF - PET/CT scanners......................................................................................... 29
Siemens BioGraph Horizon - mCT TrueV PET/CT scanners .................................................... 30
Siemens BioGraph mMR ............................................................................................................ 31
Siemens BioGraph Vision PET/CT scanners ............................................................................. 32
Siemens BioGraph mCT - mCT TrueV PET/CT scanners ........................................................ 33
Siemens BioGraph HiRes – 81 slice PET/CT (Model 1080) ........................................................ 34
Siemens BioGraph TruePoint – and TruePoint TrueV PET/CT scanners (Models 1093, 1094) ... 35
Siemens ECAT Exact HR+ (BGO) 63-slice scanners .................................................................. 36
Appendix B: IDA Uploader Introduction and User Registration (SCAN only) 37
Appendix C: Obtaining/Installing IDA-uploader (SCAN only) 40
Appendix D: How to Upload PET Data to SCAN using IDA-uploader (SCAN only) 49
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Appendix E: How to Upload PET Hoffman Phantom Data to SCANQUAL (SCAN only) 59
Appendix F: SCAN PET Upload Form (SCAN only) 64

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This Technical manual was originally developed for the SCAN project.
The CLARiTI project uses the same PET imaging techniques as the
CLARiTI project. Therefore, information about PET scanners, tracers,
acquisition times and reconstruction are identical for the 2 studies. Please
follow these methods for SCAN and CLARiTI and refer any questions to
Suzanne Baker.

SCAN PET Checklist

About this checklist: This checklist is designed to serve as a roadmap

Step1. Identify SCAN Liaison(s) Responsible for Study Oversight and

Submit Site Information
● Description of SCAN Liaison role:
o Respond to queries from the SCAN team
o Maintain list of site contacts for imaging site
o Ensure protocol compliance
o Submit PET contact information to SCAN via this form

Step2. Submit SCAN site information

● Submit Site and Contact Information team via Site Information Form noting:
o Who will serve in the PET liaison role
o All site contacts for imaging site (Technologists/Uploaders/PI’s)

Step3. Prepare to participate in the SCAN Study

● Ensure regulatory compliance and institutional approval for data sharing
● Get ready to collect images:
o Qualify your PET Scanner
o Know how to order and allocate correct PET tracers
o Review PET upload form with imaging center staff responsible for the
protocol
● Identify participants that are eligible for the study:
o All participants must have:
▪ A NACC ID (NOTE: If the participant does not have an assigned
NACC ID, the data upload will not be accepted)
▪ Been scanned after Jan 1, 2021
▪ PET data collected according to SCAN standards

Step4. Collect and upload data according to protocol

● Prepare for image collection:
o Check-in with imaging center to review the following:
▪ Protocol for data acquisition will be used
▪ Protocol for image reconstruction will be used
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 ● Technician acquires images:
o Follow protocol for image acquisition tracer and dose
o Ensure PET upload form is filled out during each scan
o Reconstruct images as per scanner specifications (Appendix A)
● Upload images:
o Ensure images are uploaded properly (Appendix D)
o Make sure you have the filled-out PET upload form
o After images are uploaded you will transfer PET upload form via web
interface
● Troubleshooting:
o Identify and correct any mistakes that are detected in image
reconstruction or upload
o Be aware of appropriate SCAN personnel available for questions/advice

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General Information
The purpose of this manual is to further explain the PET imaging component of the
SCAN protocol. Standard procedures are needed to ensure consistency of data
collection in this study. Contents include:
● Imaging center training and setup process
● Image acquisition guidance (required image acquisition schedule, tracer,
administration and recommended techniques)
● Submission of image data to the SCAN Data Portal

This manual contains information for study-site clinical staff involved with the care of
study participants during the imaging procedure and those involved with the processing
and transfer of PET imaging data.

Contact Information
Questions about Uploading SCAN data:
data.coordinator@loni.usc.edu
(For questions/concerns regarding individual subjects contact the study coordinator at
your referral site).

Technical/QC questions:
koeppe@umich.edu (Robert A. Koeppe) or slbaker@lbl.gov (Suzanne L. Baker).
For questions regarding scanner specific acquisition and reconstruction parameters.

Site Qualification
It is preferable for sites to use existing qualified TRC-PAD, ADNI, LEADS, DIAN, DIAN-
TU, Pointer, or NiAD scanners for PET imaging. If you are using a scanner that has not
been qualified for one of these projects by Bob Koeppe, it will need to be qualified
before imaging can be performed. Please contact Bob Koeppe (koeppe@umich.edu).

If you plan to acquire data for SCAN on a new PET scanner, please contact Bob
Koeppe. You will need to perform two Hoffman phantom scans and send images to Bob
Koeppe prior to scanning any subjects on the new PET scanner.

Hoffman Phantom Scans

Do you need to perform Hoffman phantom scans?
Phantom scans will be performed during the site qualification process, to set up SCAN
PET acquisition and reconstruction protocols and to validate their quality. It will also be
required after a major hardware upgrade of your PET system, to detect any potential
deviation due to the upgrade. Once the system is up and running again, please check
the potential impact of the upgrade on the acquisition parameters and communicate
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acceptable.

NOTE: If you are using a new scanner that is not listed in the appendix, then the
University of Michigan PET QC Team will provide you with scanner specific instructions
for your site’s PET scanner.

Instructions on Hoffman phantom scans:

1. Filling Hoffman:
Radioactivity: ~0.6 mCi F-18 at time of scan start.
Fill the phantom carefully to remove air bubbles as much as possible. Mix thoroughly.

Tips for successful filling:

a) Take out ~50 ml from a filled phantom, BEFORE putting in the radioactivity. It
works best to use a spinal needle to inject the radioactivity. Be careful not to
“stab” the plastic with the tip of the needle as this often creates a “hot” spot in the
scan.
b) Next, fill the phantom with all but ~10 ml, and mix thoroughly.
c) Then put in all but the last ~1 ml, and mix again.
d) Finally, fill that last ml or so as best you can to get rid of the remaining air bubble
and mix on last time. For mixing, it works well to put down absorbent pads and
have two people roll the phantom back and forth for a half a minute to a minute,
which allows less direct contact with the phantom, thus reducing personnel
exposure. (One can even use the floor and their feet.)

2. Scanning of the Hoffman phantom:

The Hoffman phantom should be positioned in the scanner in the same manner as a
subject laying on their back. The frontal cortex should be closer to the top of the
scanner, occipital cortex to the floor.
Acquisition: The acquisition time for the Hoffman phantom scan should be four 5-min
frames, for a total of 20 min. Reconstruction: The same reconstruction parameters
should be used as the human scans.

3. Upload Hoffman phantom reconstruction files:

See Appendix B part D.

4. Phantom scan evaluation and result:

University of Michigan QC will examine the phantom data and determine if the correct
parameters have been met and assure there are no other underlying problems with the
scanning session. Your site will be notified by email if the phantom scans pass or fail,
and whether your PET system has been certified for SCAN.

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Regulatory
You must have institutional approval to share your data. Sites must be appropriately
licensed through appropriate state or federal agencies to receive and use all
radiotracers prior to imaging.

Sites must also receive both IRB approval and radiation safety committee (RSC) or
similar approval, before scanning any subjects.

Quality Monitoring of PET scanner

To ensure scanner/ancillary equipment stability and quality, each site is required to
perform ongoing quality control procedures.

PET-only Scanner
● The PET scanner should have an up-to-date calibration and normalization
on the date of each imaging session.

● A daily QC/blank scan should be done at the beginning of the day the
scanning is to be completed. This scan should be visually inspected for
abnormalities. If there is a possibility that the abnormality could impact the
quality of the PET scan the study should be rescheduled.

PET/CT Scanner
● The PET/CT scanner should have an up to date calibration and
normalization on the date of the imaging session.

● A daily QC check should be done at the beginning of the day the scanning
is to be completed. This scan should be visually inspected for
abnormalities. If there is a possibility that the abnormality could impact the
quality of the PET scan the study should be rescheduled.

● Daily CT should be performed as recommended by the specific vendor,

but typically should include a "checkup/calibration" procedure and a water
phantom scan. The checkup/calibration procedure guarantees optimum
image quality by warming up the x-ray tube and should be performed at
startup and within 1 hour prior to any scan. The water phantom provides
quality measurements of 3 parameters. The parameters are the CRT
value of water calculated in Hounsfield units (HU), the pixel noise of
images calculated as a standard deviation, and the tube voltages
measured directly on the x-ray tubes. These three measurements should
be determined for all available KVp values.

PET/MR Scanners
● The PET/MR scanner should have an up-to-date calibration and
normalization on the date of the imaging session.
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 ● On the day of a scan, a daily normalization and detector setup should be
completed before any subject scanning is performed. This scan should be
visually inspected for abnormalities. If there is a possibility that the
abnormality could impact the quality of the PET scan the study should be
rescheduled.

● Daily MR QC should be performed as recommended by the specific

vendor.

Ancillary Equipment
● Quality control of the dose calibrator should be performed throughout the
course of the study. This typically will include daily constancy, quarterly
linearity checks and annual accuracy tests

PET General Information

Ambient Conditions

Standardization of the environment during the uptake period following tracer

administration is not essential.

Naming convention

It is VERY important that each site follow standard file identification so that all scans can
be easily identified.

When uploading data to SCAN, you will enter your PTID or Subject ID (local Subject ID)
which is a sequence of up to 10 characters. Formats vary by each center that you use
for UDS (uniform dataset) identification internally. As a rule, enter the complete ID.
However, you may leave off leading zeros if the format is all numeric digits. Also, either
upper or lower case may be used for any alphabetic characters.

The Subject ID or PTID is different from the NACCID.

● Subject ID or PTID - this is the ADRC-managed participant ID, or "local
ID". Formats vary by center.
● NACC ID - this is the NACC-managed participant ID. It is a string with the
prefix ‘NACC’ followed by 6 digits.

PLEASE NOTE: If the participant does not have an affiliated NACCID assigned
to the Subject ID or PTID you entered, the upload will not be accepted.

The tracer should be included in the Series Description:

In the PET scan Series Description, include PET radiotracer used as follows:
Amyloid_PIB Tau_Flortaucipir
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Amyloid_Florbetaben Tau_PI2620
Amyloid_NAV Tau_GTP1
Amyloid_Flutemetamol FDG

Documentation
The study coordinator must ensure the PET Technologist has a copy of all PET Upload
Form prior to each scan session, and that the PET scan information form matches the
type of study being performed (amyloid, tau, or glucose metabolism). Be sure to
complete the PET Upload form as the study is being acquired. A process should be
established for transferring this form(s) back to the study coordinator.

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PET Procedures
Be sure to have the PET scan upload form and fill out accordingly during the procedure.

ORDERING TRACER: Radiotracers are generally ordered from radio-pharmacies by

the imaging center. Please be certain that your research participants will receive the
correct tracer at the correct dose and be aware of the delivery time because the
radioactivity will decay.

Considerations for acquisition and reconstruction:

1. Reconstruction framing: Any frames within the Acquisition start-stop time listed in
Table 1 should be reconstructed as multiple 5-minute frames.
Examples: for Florbetaben 90-110, this should be 4x5min frames; for MK6240 70-110
this should be 8x5min frames; for GTP1 this should be 6x5min frames.

2. Are longer dynamic scans (emission started at time of injection) acceptable?

As long as the dynamic scan fully includes at least one of the start-stop times listed in
Table 1 for that tracer, this is acceptable. You are encouraged to upload the
reconstruction of the full dynamic dataset as long as the framing within the tracer-
specific acquisition time is 5 minute frames. Examples: PIB 0-50min would not be
acceptable, but a PIB scan from 0-60min would be acceptable where the framing from
0-40min should adhere to your site’s reconstruction protocols and framing within 40-
60min must be 4x5min frames

3. Are longer static scans acceptable?

This is now acceptable (also preferred) for acquisition and reconstruction as long as it
includes a preferred acquisition time. Example: If you acquire Flortaucipir from 75-
115min post-injection (which is acceptable because it includes the preferred 80-100min
acquisition time), we would rather you fill out the PET meta data form with the write-in
start and stop times of 75 and 115 and upload 8x5min frames, instead of doing a
special reconstruction that is only 80-100 min as 4x5min frames.

4. We are acquiring something different than what is listed for the acquisition
times, what should we do?
● If the protocol includes the acquisition start and stop time but
collects more data, then whenever possible reconstruct only the
preferred time: ex if you are acquiring PIB 0-70min, we ask you upload
the data from 50-70min only
● If your current protocol does not fully encompass the acquisition
start and stop times, then this is no longer considered SCAN
compliant.

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Radiotracer Doses
Table 1: Radiotracer Doses, Acquisition times post-injection
Suggested Minimum injectable Acquisition start-
Target Dose ± dose stop time post-
10% injection (min)
Tracer mCi MBq mCi MBq
AMYLOID TRACERS
PIB 15 555 8 300 Preferred: 50-70
Allowed: 40-70, 40-60
Florbetapir 10 370 6 225 50-70

Florbetaben 8 295 5 185 90-110

NAV4694 8.1 300 6.5 240 50-70

Flutemetamol 5 185 4 150 90-110
TAU TRACERS
Flortaucipir 10 370 6 225 80-100

MK6240 5 185 4 150 90-110

PI2620 5 185 4 150 45-75

GTP1 7 260 5 185 60-90

GLUCOSE METABOLISM TRACER

FDG 5 185 4 150 Preferred: 30-60
Allowed: 30-45

The above are suggested target doses +/-10%. We will accept data scanned with the
above tracers as long as the amount injected does not fall below the minimum injectable
dose and scans are acquired using the start-stop times listed under Acquisition time
post-injection. If you are acquiring data using an acquisition time not listed, please
contact Suzanne Baker (slbaker@lbl.gov).

Using aseptic technique and radiation shielding, draw of the radiotracer and assay with
a dose calibrator. Record the assay time to the nearest minute. Do not add saline to the
dose prior to administration. Adding saline could potentially lead to precipitation out of

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Preparing subject

● Have the subject use the restroom and empty their bladder.

● Allow them to lie comfortably in a bed or reclining chair in a room. Supply

them with blankets/pillows as needed to maximize their comfort.

● Obtain intravenous access using a small angiocath.

Drawing up, assaying, and injection dose

● Draw up sufficient tracer to achieve the target dose and assay with a dose
calibrator.

● Record the assay time to the nearest minute. Do not q.s. (add saline)
to the dose prior to administration. Adding saline could potentially lead to
precipitation out of solution form.

● Inspect the radiopharmaceutical dose solution prior to administration and

do not use it if it contains particulate matter or is discolored.

● Inject the radiotracer and follow the injection with an intravenous flush of
0.9% sterile sodium chloride. Record the injection time to the nearest
minute. The IV line can be discontinued at this time.

● Re-assay the dose syringe. If the residual activity is 0.1 mCi or greater,
record the amount and correct the amount of the injected dose for the
residual activity.

● If acquisition does not start with injection, allow the subject to rest
comfortably in the room during the incorporation period until about 10-15
min prior to the start time for the particular radiotracer.

● 10-15 minutes before scanning, have the subject use the restroom and
empty their bladder.

● For PET/CT scanners, the subject should be placed on the scanning table
early enough to obtain a CT scan prior to the emission scan, and still be
able to begin the emission acquisition at the appropriate start time. PET-
only systems will acquire a transmission scan following the
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minutes later than if on a PET/CT system.

Subject Positioning

Proper subject positioning is a key aspect of the successful completion of the PET
exams. It is important to take the time necessary to ensure not only that the subject is
properly positioned but also can comfortably maintain that position throughout the
duration of the scanning session. Excessive motion and in particular a difference in
the subjects’ position between the emission scan and the transmission or CT
scan used for attenuation correction is the single most common cause of failed
studies.

● Have the subject remove any bulky items from their pockets such as
billfolds, keys, etc.

● In addition, they should remove eyeglasses, earrings, and hair

clips/combs if present. If possible, they should try and remove hearing
aids also.

● Position the subject so that their head and neck are relaxed. It may be
necessary to add additional pads beneath the neck to provide sufficient
support. Use the lasers to ensure there is little or no rotation in either
plane. The head should be approximately positioned such that the PET
scanning planes are parallel to the imaginary line between the external
canthus of the eye and the external auditory meatus (orbitomeatal plane)
and the head is centered in the sagittal plane. More important exact
matching of the orbitomeatal plane is making sure the subject is
comfortable, which will hopefully translate to less subject motion during
the scan.

● Alignment marks should be put on the subject using the laser system,
which can then be subsequently used to check alignment and reposition
the subject as necessary.

● Use support devices under the back and/or legs to help decrease the
strain on these regions. This also will assist in the stabilization of motion in
the lower body.

● Once the subject has been positioned foam pads can be placed alongside
the head for additional support. Velcro straps and/or tape should also be
used to secure the head position. Vacuum beanbags can also be used in
this process.
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 ● The subjects should be offered a “panic button” or be reassured that
someone is watching or able to hear them at all times.

● Proper positioning of the subject to get the entire head in the field of view
is critical to the success of the project.

Checking the subject positioning and readjusting (if possible) the position of the
subjects’ head should be done often throughout the study.

Attenuation Correction
PET/CT Scanners
● Standard CT acquisition parameters, but low effective mAs (~30 is typical)

● The subject must undergo the CT scan starting about 5 minutes prior to
starting the PET scan. Be sure to prepare the subject so that you are
ready to press “start” for the PET emission scan at the required time.
PET-only Scanners
● For dynamic PET scans (emission starts at injection), acquire the
transmission scan for attenuation correction for 5-6 minutes before the
emission scan. The subject should be repositioned “on their marks” prior
to acquiring the emission scan.

● For static PET scans, acquire the transmission scan using rod sources for
5-6 minutes after the acquisition of the standard emission scan. The
subject should be repositioned “on their marks” prior to acquiring the
transmission scan.

● Segmentation and re-projection routines will be applied for attenuation

correction.

Emission Acquisition

● Every effort should be made to make sure the acquisition time fully encompasses
the target start-stop time from Table 1. Scheduling scans very close in time following
a clinical study (which could run late) is not an acceptable reason for starting a scan
late. Example: If you are only acquiring Flortaucipir data from 80-100min, every
effort should be made to start the acquisition as close to 80min post-injection as
possible.

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crucial that the subject’s position is checked several times throughout the PET scan.
A good idea is to check the subject’s marks using the laser system at the end of
each 5 min scan frame. The subject’s position should be returned as closely as
possible to the original position just at the beginning of the next scan frame.

Post PET Scan

● Reconstruct images using parameters specific to your site’s scanner (See

Appendix A). The framing should always be multiple 5min frames within
the start-stop time window in Table 1. Otherwise, the same reconstruction
parameters should be used for all emission scans. Upon completion of the
reconstruction, review all the images to assess for artifacts.

● Archive ALL raw and processed study data including copies of the
attenuation correction-related files (transmission, CT, etc), normalization
and blank scans. It is necessary to archive and store raw and processed
data at the imaging site for the duration of the project and local guidelines
(approximately 5 years).

● Upload PET data using IDA-Uploader (Appendix B)

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PET Scanner
Reconstruction
Parameters

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Discovery MI - PET/CT scanners
(Arizona, Univ of Washington, Mayo)
Acquisition Parameters:
CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to start
emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction: Singles: (not ‘delays’)

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method:
VPHD or VPFX (not VPHDS or VPFXS). Use VPHD or VPFX, which ever your
site normally uses
6 iterations; 16 subsets

Grid: 192 x 192 x (53, 71, or 89) (depending on the Disc-MI model)

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 1.333 mm)

Slice Thickness: 2.79 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter and z-
axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in

the in-plane FoV.

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Discovery 600, 610, 690, 710, and MI DR - PET/CT scanners
(Wake Forest, Arizona, Oregon, Kansas, Boston)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction:
Singles: (not ‘real-time subtraction’ or ‘delays’)

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic dataset
is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are reconstructed as
multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method:
VPHD or VPFX (not VPHDS or VPFXS). Use VPHD or VPFX, which ever your
site normally uses
4 iterations; 24 subsets (or as close to 24 subsets as the software
allows)

Grid: 192 x 192 x 47

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 1.333 mm)

Slice Thickness: 3.27 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter and z-
axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in

the in-plane FoV.

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Discovery 690-XT - PET/CT scanner
(Mayo)
Acquisition Parameters:
CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction: Singles: (not real-time subtraction)

Reconstruction Parameters:
For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:
Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex, for
30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic dataset is
encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are reconstructed as
multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method:
VPHD
4 iterations; 20 subsets

Grid: 256 x 256 x 79

FOV: 300 mm (results in voxel size of 1.17 mm)

Slice Thickness: 1.96 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter and z-
axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in

the in-plane FoV.

This scanner says Discovery 690 in the header, but the 79 (instead of 47) planes and
1.96mm slice thickness tells you it's the XT.

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Discovery RX - PET/CT scanners
(Hopkins)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction:
Singles: (not real-time subtraction)

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: 3D Iterative (fully 3D Iter; not 3D FORE IR):

4 iterations; 21 subsets

Grid: 128 x 128

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 2.0 mm)

Slice Thickness: 3.27 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter
and z-axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in the in-
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Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction:
Singles: (not real-time subtraction)
Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: 3D Iterative (fully 3D Iter; not 3D FORE IR):

4 iterations; 20 subsets

Grid: 128 x 128

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 2.0 mm)

Slice Thickness: 3.27 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter
and z-axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in the in-
plane FoV.

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Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction:
Singles: (not real-time subtraction)
Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: Iterative if available (fully 3D Iter; not 3D FORE IR)

Only if fully iterative is not available, as in some older systems, is it ok to use 3D
FORE IR.
4 iterations; 21 subsets* (* for older software versions having only 3D FORE
IR, 24 subsets)

Grid: 128 x 128 x 47

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 2.0 mm)

Slice Thickness: 3.27 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter
and z-axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in the in-
plane FoV.

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Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Randoms Correction: Singles

Reconstruction Parameters, phantom and all radiotracers:

Reconstruction Method: Iterative: VPHD (or VPFX): whichever you site

normally uses, but NOT VPHDS or VPFXS
8 iterations; 12 subsets

Grid: 256 x 256 matrix

FOV: 25.6 cm (results in 1.0 mm voxels) Use Y-offset as needed to fit into
this tighter FoV

Smoothing: None (there are 3 filters: in-plane, axial, and loop; all need to be off)

All corrections ‘ON’

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Acquisition Parameters:

Randoms Correction: Singles

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: VPHD

4 iterations; 16 subsets

Grid: 192 x 192 x 89

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 1.333 mm)

Slice Thickness: 2.79 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE or 0.0 (for all filter options: loop filter, post-filter
and z-axis filter)

All corrections ‘On’

Note: Reconstruction offsets should be used to assure the head is fully in the in-
plane FoV.

Philips Vereos - PET/CT scanners

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Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early
Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: OSEM

4 iterations; 21 subsets

Grid: 256 x 256 x 164

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 1.0 mm) Slice Thickness: 1.0 mm

Smoothing: Post-Gaussian filter should be 0 or OFF (no post-filtering)

The attenuation field should indicate “CTAC-SG” and the scatter field should
indication “SS-Simul”.

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Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Acquisition Protocol: Brain

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: Blob-OS-TF

Grid: 128 x 128 x 90

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 2.0 mm) Slice Thickness: 2.0 mm

Smoothing: Set SMOOTHING parameter to ‘SHARP’

All other parameters should be set to defaults for the “Brain” protocol. All
corrections ‘On’

For Blob-OS-TF reconstruction: The attenuation field should indicate “CTAC-SG”

and the scatter field should indication “SS-Simul”.

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(Penn, Rush, Florida:Univ of Miami, Cleveland)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Acquisition Protocol: Brain Protocol

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Reconstruction Method: Iterative: LOR-Ramla

Grid: 128 x 128 x 90

FOV: 256 mm (results in voxel size of 2.0 mm)

Slice Thickness: 2.0 mm

Smoothing: Set SMOOTHING parameter to ‘SHARP’

All other parameters should be set to defaults for the “Brain” protocol. All
corrections ‘On’

For LOR-Ramla reconstruction: The attenuation field should indicate “CTAC-SG”

and the scatter field should indication “SS-Simul”.

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(Wisconsin)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early
Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: OSEM-3D (do NOT use TrueX reconstruction)

4 iterations; 20 subsets

Grid: 360 x 360 x 81 (or 109 for the extended FoV model)

Zoom: 2.0 (results in voxel size of ~1.018 mm)

Smoothing Filter: NONE (All-pass or ‘0.0’)

Match CT slices: ‘Off’ or ‘No’ (results in PET slice thickness of ~2.027 mm)

All corrections ‘On’

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Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex, for
30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic dataset is
encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are reconstructed as
multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: OSEM-3D (do NOT use TrueX reconstruction)

4 iterations; 21 subsets

Grid: 344 x 344 x 127

Zoom: 2.0 (results in voxel size of 1.04313 mm)

Smoothing Filter: NONE (All-pass or ‘0.0’)

Match CT slices: ‘Off’ or ‘No’ (results in PET slice thickness of 2.03125 mm)

All corrections ‘On’

Note for BioGraphs: 1080, TruePoint (1093,1094), mCT, Horizon (possible mMR) To
reconstruction into a matrix >256 your site has to have purchased the high-resolution
option. Some have not, since it is actually pretty expensive.
256 is the best you can do. Resolution tends to be close to 0.5mm lower.

As you probably know, Siemens recon interpolated the sinogram projections down to
the recon grid first, which losses MUCH resolution if you go down to 128. I know
initially it was to speed up reconstruction, and then my (strong) guess is that at some
point someone realized, when lets charge more for the ability to recon into large
matrices and get the full resolution.

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(Indiana, Northwestern, New Mexico, UCSF, Washington University, Mayo)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: OSEM-3D (do NOT use TrueX reconstruction)

8 iterations; 5 subsets with ToF (time-of-flight)
ToF must be used

Grid: 440 x 440 x 159

Zoom: 2.0 (results in voxel size of 0.825 mm)

Smoothing Filter: NONE (All-pass or ‘0.0’)

Match CT slices: ‘Off’ or ‘No’ (results in PET slice thickness of ~1.645 mm)

All corrections ‘On’

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(UCDavis, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Cleveland Clinic, USC, Florida:Univ of Florida,
Columbia, Univ of Michigan, Yale)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

Scans and scan duration:

LIST-MODE: If your scanner has list-mode capability:

NO LIST-MODE: ONLY If your scanner does not have list-mode capability:

*** Note that reduce motion artifacts, two separate emission scans will be
acquired as closely together as possible. Do not repeat CT scan.
Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: OSEM-3D (do NOT use TrueX or ToF reconstruction)

4 iterations; 24 subsets

Grid: 400 x 400 x 81 (or 109 for TrueV model)

Zoom: 2.0 (results in voxel size of ~1.018 mm)

Smoothing Filter: NONE (All-pass or ‘0.0’)

Match CT slices: ‘Off’ or ‘No’ (results in PET slice thickness of ~2.027 mm)

All corrections ‘On’

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(Florida: Mt Sinai)
Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

PET acquisition:
LIST-MODE: If your scanner has list-mode capability

NO LIST-MODE: ONLY If your scanner does not have list-mode capability

*** Note that reduce motion artifacts, two separate emission scans will be
acquired as closely together as possible. Do not repeat CT scan.

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: FORE / OSEM-2D

4 iterations; 16 subsets

Grid: 336 x 336 x 81

Zoom: 2.0 (results in voxel size of ~1.01567 mm)

Smoothing Filter: NONE (All-pass or ‘0.0’)

Match CT slices: ‘Off’ or ‘No’ (results in PET slice thickness of ~2.00 mm)

All corrections ‘On’

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PET/CT scanners (Models 1093, 1094)
(Univ or Michigan, Washington University)

Acquisition Parameters:

CT scan:
Low mAs scan acquired shortly before emission. Leave enough time to
start emission acquisition promptly at start time given immediately above. Scans
should never be started early

PET acquisition:
LIST-MODE: If your scanner has list-mode capability

NO LIST-MODE: ONLY If your scanner does not have list-mode capability

*** Note that reduce motion artifacts, two separate emission scans will be
acquired as closely together as possible. Do not repeat CT scan.

Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: OSEM-3D (do NOT use TrueX reconstruction)

4 iterations; 21 subsets

Grid: 336 x 336 x 81 (or 109 for TrueV (1094) model)

Zoom: 2.0 (results in voxel size of ~1.015 mm

Smoothing Filter: NONE (All-pass or ‘0.0’)

Match CT slices: ‘Off’ or ‘No’ (results in PET slice thickness of ~2.027 mm)

All corrections ‘On’

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(Pittsburgh for PIB only)
Acquisition Parameters:

Transmission scan:
Five or six min 2-D scan acquired immediately post-emission scan; process
with segmentation.
Reconstruction Parameters:

For reconstruction framing, see Table 1:

Framing within the start-stop time in Table 1 should be multiple 5 min frames (ex,
for 30-60min start-stope time, 6x5min frames).
If dynamic data was acquired, uploading the reconstruction of the full dynamic
dataset is encouraged as long as the frames within the start-stop time are
reconstructed as multiple 5 min frames.

Method: Iterative: (FORE / OSEM-2D) 4 iterations; 16 subsets

Grid: 128 x 128 x 63

Brain Mode: ON

Zoom: 2.0

Smoothing Filter: NONE (software version 7.2 says ‘All Pass (Ramp)’)

Axial filtering: NONE (software version 7.2 says ‘Off’)

All corrections ‘On’

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IDA Uploader Introduction
and User Registration
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INTRODUCTION
This document provides instructions for account registration and uploading images for the SCAN project
in the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging's Image & Data Archive (IDA). For sites needing to upload site
qualification scans, instructions for uploading to the SCANQUAL project are also included. The IDA
utilizes a data de-identification process and encrypted file transmission to help ensure compliance with
subject-privacy regulations.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The IDA system requires the following:
● a computer with Internet access
● newer web browser software (IE/Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
● a valid user account with upload access for SCAN and/or SCANQUAL
● installation of the IDA Uploader application

USER REGISTRATION (Skip this step and go to Appendix C if you already have an IDA account)
1. To register for a user account, go to the Image & Data Archive Log-In website
(https://ida.loni.usc.edu) and select “Instant free signup” in the top right corner.

2. Complete New account registration (3 steps).

a. Enter your email address and select “CONTINUE”. A security code will be emailed
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c. Complete the New account registration form and click “REGISTER”. A link to set your
password will be emailed to you with subject line “Welcome to the LONI Image & Data
Archive”.

d. Create a password and click “CONTINUE”.

3.

Your account is created, if you need upload access to SCAN or SCANQUAL, please send
an email to the appropriate contact following the steps below:
For access to SCAN or SCANQUAL, email data.coordinator@loni.usc.edu
a. Enter “SCAN Upload Access Request” or “SCANQUAL Upload Access Request” in the
subject line of your email.
b. Provide the email address you used when creating your account, your site name and site
number in your email request.

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working day.

Appendix C:
Obtaining/Installing
IDA-uploader
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a. Installing the IDA-Uploader for Windows
b. Installing the IDA-Uploader for Mac
c. Installing the IDA-Uploader for Linux

a. Installing the IDA-Uploader for Windows

1. Log in to the IDA and select SCAN from the PROJECTS menu.
2. Select the ARCHIVE Menu option.
3. Select your operating system (Windows 32-bit or 64-bit) from the dropdown menu.
4. Click “Download”.

5. Open the application by clicking on the download in your browser or by locating the
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7. Choose your destination folder and click “Next”.

8. Click “Install”.
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receive a popup asking for permission to run the application, click “yes”.

9. Click “Finish” to exit the Setup Wizard.

10. Locate the application on your device by typing in “IDA-Uploader” in the Windows Start Menu.

b. Installing IDA-Uploader for Mac

1. Log in to the IDA and select SCAN from the PROJECTS menu.
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3. Select your operating system (Mac) from the dropdown menu.
4. Click “Download”.

5. Open your Finder application, click Downloads, right-click ‘IDA-Uploader-2.0.pkg’ and

select “Open”.
NOTE: If you try to install by double-clicking on ‘IDA-Uploader-2.0.pkg’, you may receive a
message that it cannot be opened. Please ensure that you follow the instructions above to
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7. Next, choose a destination for the installation. Click “Continue”.

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9. During the installation, you will need to enter the User Name and Password for the
computer. Click “Install Software”.

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installation. Click “Close”.
NOTE: A window will appear to ask “Do you want to move the “IDA-Uploader” installer to the
trash?”. You can choose Keep or Move to Trash.

11. Locate the application in your computer by opening your Finder application. Click on
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1. Log in to the IDA and select SCAN from the PROJECTS menu.
2. Select the ARCHIVE Menu option.
3. Select your operating system (Linux) from the dropdown menu.
4. Click “Download”.

5. Please visit https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html to

download the latest Oracle JDK. NOTE: A minimum version of 15.0.1 is required to run
IDA-Uploader-2.0.jar
6. Choose DEB, PRM or the compressed archive depending on your Linux Distribution.
7. Once you have completed the installation, open the terminal and run: java -jar IDA-
Uploader-2.0.jar

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How to Upload
PET Data to SCAN
using IDA-uploader
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1. Open the IDA-Uploader application.
2. Enter your email and password, then click “Log In”.

3. Select SCAN from the Project dropdown menu.

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5. Enter the participants identifiers into the Subject ID field using the convention
PTID+NACC ID, where the PTID and NACC ID are separated by the '+' character. As a rule,
the user should enter the complete PTID and NACC ID and follow the formatting
convention used for UDS data submission when applicable. Either upper or lower case
may be used for any alphabetic characters. If the given PTID and NACC ID pair match the
record present in the NACC database, the upload will be accepted. If not, the user will
receive an error message indicating that the PTID and NACC ID combination are not
valid, and the upload will not be allowed to continue.

PLEASE NOTE: To upload data you must enter both the PTID and the NACC ID. To access your
center's list of PTID and NACC ID pairs, you may work with your center UDS data manager to
utilize the "PTID to NACC ID Map" tool available via the NACC portal:
https://www.alz.washington.edu/MEMBER/portal.

Participant identifier terminology:

● PTID (may be referred to as Subject ID or local ID). This is the ADRC-managed participant
ID which is a sequence of up to 10 characters. Formats vary by each center; this is the ID
used for UDS (uniform dataset) identification internally.
● NACC ID: This is the NACC-managed participant ID. It is a string with the prefix 'NACC'
followed by 6 digits.

6. Click “Browse” to select the Source Directory. Then click “Upload”.

NOTE: The Source Directory is the directory containing the files to be uploaded. If your Source Directory
contains subdirectories, choose to include/exclude those files by checking “Search subdirectories”.

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the upload in your web browser.

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complete the upload.
1. In the Metadata section, click “Complete Form”.
NOTE: Fields marked (*Required) are required to complete the upload.
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deleted from your upload. A window will appear to confirm the deletion. Click “Delete” to confirm file
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note that you have the option of clicking “Download CSV Files” to keep a record of the
upload.

14. You can close the IDA-Uploader application or to upload images for another subject,
click the “Upload More” button in the IDA-Uploader application.

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How to Upload PET
Hoffman Phantom Data to
SCANQUAL
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1. Open the IDA-Uploader application.
2. Enter your email and password, then click “Log In”.

3. Select SCANQUAL from the dropdown menu. Once you select SCANQUAL, a
dropdown with the sites will appear. Select your site and click Continue.

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Archive” or
“Batch Archive”.

a. Single Archive
Use the Single Archive process to upload one or more files from a single subject.

1. After clicking “Single Archive” the De-Identification page will be displayed.

a. Click the type of data being uploaded – in this case,” Original”.

b. Enter the Phantom/Volunteer ID in the Subject ID field.
Phantom: 1_P_0001 (siteID_P_Number)
Volunteer: 1_V_0001 (siteID_V_Number)
Assign the Phantom/Volunteer ID in the Subject ID field as: "siteID_P_xxxx" or "siteID_V_xxxx", where
siteID is your 1-3 digit Site ID and xxxx should count up for your site starting with 0001. Do not add
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example, if your Site ID is ADC 13, you should fill in “13_P_0002” for the second phantom scan to be
uploaded.
c. Select the Source Directory in which the original files are located.
d. Select the Target Directory for de-identified files to be written to.
e. Click “CONTINUE” to begin the de-identification process.

2. On the Verify and Submit page

a. Deselect any image you do not want to be archived (if any) by unchecking the Selected
checkbox.
b. Click “SUBMIT” to begin the transmission process.

Note: This is not a feature during Batch Archive. Once the transmission has begun, a progress
bar will show the status of the upload.

b. Batch Archive
The Batch Archive process is similar to Single Archive, except that multiple subjects and image series can
be submitted in a batch. Batches can be of the same or different modalities. However, users cannot
review the results of the de-identification process prior to the batch upload.

1. Proceed to follow the De-identification steps in the Single Archive section.

2. The Batch Archive will skip the Verify and Submit step that is available in Single Archive, and
direct you to the Image Database Batch Queue page.
3. Click “ADD MORE” to add more images to the Batch. Repeat this process until you have added
everything you intend to archive.
4. Click “SUBMIT” to begin both the de-identification and transmission processes.

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SCAN PET Upload Form
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PTID or Subject ID