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2. Positron emission tomography - Wikipedia

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   Whole-body PET scan using 18 F-FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose). The normal brain and kidneys are labeled, and radioactive urine from breakdown of the FDG is seen in the bladder. In addition, a large metastatic tumor mass from colon cancer is seen in the liver. PET scanning with the radiotracer [18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is widely used in clinical ...

3. PET-CT - Wikipedia

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   Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (better known as PET-CT or PET/CT) is a nuclear medicine technique which combines, in a single gantry, a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner and an x-ray computed tomography (CT) scanner, to acquire sequential images from both devices in the same session, which are combined into a single superposed (co-registered) image.

4. Standardized uptake value - Wikipedia

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   3-dimensional [18 F]FDG-PET image with 3D ROI generated by a threshold based algorithm.The blue dot in the MIP image bottom right marks the maximum SUV within the ROI.. The standardized uptake value (SUV) is a nuclear medicine term, used in positron emission tomography (PET) as well as in modern calibrated single photon emission tomography (SPECT) imaging for a semiquantitative analysis. [1]

5. Emission computed tomography - Wikipedia

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   PET is often conducted by having the person consume a drink that includes radioactive isotopes or by having the isotopes injected into a person's bloodstream. These isotopes are absorbed by different tissues in the body, including malignant tumour cells, and PET imaging can visualize the function or detect tumour cells by visualizing how the ...

6. PET radiotracer - Wikipedia

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   PET is a functional imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron -emitting radionuclide ( tracer ), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule.

7. Brain positron emission tomography - Wikipedia

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   PET scanning is also used for diagnosis of brain disease, most notably because brain tumors, strokes, and neurondegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease) all cause great changes in brain metabolism, which in turn causes detectable changes in PET scans. PET is probably most useful in early cases of certain ...