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Positron emission tomography (PET) [1] is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption.
For detection of tumors, especially lymphomas, gallium-67 imaging is still in use, but may be completely replaced by 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging in the future. [ 9 ] In infections, the gallium scan has an advantage over indium leukocyte imaging in imaging osteomyelitis (bone infection) of the spine, lung infections and inflammation, and ...
A fully automated radiosynthesis interface of PET-radiotracers 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 ...
This is a list of positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracers. These are chemical compounds in which one or more atoms have been replaced by a short-lived, positron emitting radioisotope. Cardiology
The imaging agent used in SPECT emits gamma rays, as opposed to the positron emitters (such as 18 F) used in PET. There are a range of radiotracers (such as 99m Tc, 111 In, 123 I, 201 Tl) that can be used, depending on the specific application.
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.
The SUV has emerged as a clinically useful, albeit controversial, semi-quantitative tool in PET analysis. [39] Standardizing imaging protocols and measuring the SUV at the same time post-injection of the radiotracer, is necessary to obtain a correct SUV [40] because imaging before the uptake plateau introduces unpredictable errors of up to 50% ...
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