Molecular imaging (MI) may be defined as imaging in vivo using molecules that report on
biologic function. This review will focus on the clinical use of radioactive tracers …

Pulmonary embolism remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, being responsible
for an estimated 200,000 deaths per annum in the USA and 21,000 per annum in the UK …

We conducted a preliminary study of captation of the new radiopharmaceutical 99mTc-
tetrofosmin in cases of primary carcinoma of the lung, analyzing the results of 5 cases …

T HE 1990s marked the emergence of positron emission tomography (PET) using F-18
fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) as the single most powerful imaging tool in the diagnosis and …

The detailed investigation of regional differences in lung function at a local level began
when suitable gamma-ray emitting isotopes and focused external radiation detectors …

Since the introduction of I-131 labeled macroaggregates in 1964, noninvasive techniques
involving injection of radiolabeled agents and remote detection of emitted radiation have …

[en] The early application of positron emission tomography in the lung was mainly
concerned with the investigation of the regional volume of the vascular and extravascular …

Positron emission tomography (PET) with [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has been
established as a useful tool in the management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer …

Positron emission tomography (PET), when used with F-18 fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG),
contributes to the evaluation of patients with lung cancer. This technique of imaging detects …