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Positron Emission Tomography Methods and Protocols
This detailed volume explores key concepts and experimental design related to Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging that have revolutionized our... -
Principles of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a form of Nuclear Medicine imaging which uses positron-emitting radionuclides (e.g. carbon, fluorine, gallium).... -
Radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Somatostatin Receptor Positive Tumors
The targeting of somatostatin receptors in tumors has been a goal in cancer treatment and diagnosis since the 1980s. Over the past two decades, great... -
Positron Emission Tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has increased substantially in recent years. PET allows noninvasive evaluation of myocardial blood flow,... -
Kinetic Modeling Methods in Preclinical Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
There is an expanding number of applications for preclinical positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Kinetic modeling of PET data provides rich... -
Positron-Emission Tomography
Which of the following radionuclides is not a positron emit ter? -
Monitoring Multidrug Resistance P-Glycoprotein Drug Transport Activity with Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography Radiopharmaceuticals
Multidrug resistance (MDR) mediated by overexpression of MDR1 P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is one of the best characterized transporter-mediated barriers to... -
Instrumentation for Positron Emission Tomography
This chapter reviews the underlying physical principles of positron emission tomography (PET) and the design and operation of state-of-the-art PET... -
Radiochemistry for positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) constitutes a functional imaging technique that is harnessed to probe biological processes in vivo. PET imaging...
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Instrumentation for Positron Emission Tomography
This chapter reviews the underlying physical principles of positron emission tomography (PET) and the design and operation of state-of-the-art PET... -
A Review of Hypoxia Imaging Using 18F-Fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography
Tumor hypoxia is an essential factor related to malignancy, prognosis, and resistance to treatment. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a modality... -
[18F]-FDopa positron emission tomography imaging in corticobasal syndrome
PurposeFirst, to investigate the patterns of [ 18 F]-FDOPA positron emission tomography imaging in corticobasal syndrome using visual and...
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Basic Principles of Positron Emission Tomography
Positron emission tomography is a nuclear medicine modality that uses short-lived isotopes that emit a positron. Since acquisition principles favor... -
Bone marrow disease in rhabdomyosarcoma visualized by 2-[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Bone marrow metastases—noted in 6% of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma—have been linked to very poor outcomes. Bilateral bone marrow sampling from...
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Positron emission tomography: its 65 years and beyond
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a well-established imaging technique for “in-vivo” molecular imaging. In this review, after a brief history of...
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Thoracic aortic microcalcification activity in combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
IntroductionNon-invasive detection of pathological changes in thoracic aortic disease remains an unmet clinical need particularly for patients with...
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Positron Emission Tomography in Atherosclerosis Research
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a quantitative imaging technique that uses molecules labeled with positron-emitting radionuclides to visualize... -
Molecular Imaging: Positron Emission Tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET), when coupled with molecularly targeted positron emitter labeled organic compounds or labeled drugs, enables the... -
Cardiac cavernous hemangioma with high fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on preoperative positron emission tomography/computed tomography: a case report
BackgroundReports on cardiac hemangioma detection by F-18-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) are...
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Biomarkers in Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare, autosomal, and dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by aggregation of mutated Huntingtin...