Principles of positron emission tomography imaging

Hossain Baghaei; Wai Hoi Gary Wong; Hongdi Li

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_1

Principles of positron emission tomography imaging

Hossain Baghaei, Wai Hoi Gary Wong, Hongdi Li

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Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a noninvasive medical imaging technology that can generate high-resolution images of human and animal physiological functions. It is used for a variety of clinical applications in oncology, neurology, and cardiology, but the principal clinical application of PET is in oncology, where it is used to locate malignant tumors. It can be used not only to detect disease, but also to help in planning its treatment and monitoring the effectiveness of the treatment. The PET camera can detect therapeutic changes earlier than anatomic imaging modalities because the structure being studied must significantly change in size and shape before it is detectable by anatomic imaging devices.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Clinical PET and PET/CT
Subtitle of host publication	Principles and Applications
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	3-27
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Electronic)	9781441908025
ISBN (Print)	1441908013, 9781441908018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0802-5_1
State	Published - Oct 1 2013

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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