Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a non-invasive nuclear imaging modality allowing
biochemical processes to be investigated in vivo with sensitivity in the picomolar range. For …

▪ Abstract Biological research has been accelerated by the development of noninvasive
imaging techniques and by use of genetically engineered mice to model human diseases …

During the last decade we have observed a growing interest in in-vivo imaging techniques
for small animals. This is due to the necessity of studying biochemical processes at a …

Small animal imaging with positron emission tomography has undergone a major evolution.
This has been driven by technical improvements and the development of dedicated PET …

Biological discovery has moved at an accelerated pace in recent years, with a considerable
focus on the transition from in vitro to in vivo models. As a result, there has been a significant …

The dramatic advances of biological research in recent years that have focused on the
molecular basis of how systems of the body (eg cells, organs and the whole organism) …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is well established as an important research and
clinical molecular imaging modality. Although the size differences between humans and …

Publisher Summary Small-animal positron emission tomography (PET) is becoming an
increasingly common tool to explore biological function noninvasively, particularly in the …

Positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography and planar
projection imaging of radioactive tracers have long been in use for detecting and diagnosing …

The development of high-resolution positron emission tomography (PET) devices is an area
of increasing interest to engineers and physicists. Because this technology is eminently …