Evaluation of the prostate cancer and its metastases in the [ 68 Ga]Ga-PSMA PET/CT images: deep learning method vs. conventional PET/CT processing.

Purpose: This study demonstrates the feasibility and benefits of using a deep learning-based approach for attenuation correction in [ 68 Ga]Ga-PSMA PET scans.

Methods: A dataset of 700 prostate cancer patients (mean age: 67.6 ± 5.