This is the first article of a four-part series on positron emission tomography (PET). Upon
completing the article, the reader should be able to:(1) comprehend the basic principles of …

This book's stated purpose is to provide a discussion of the technical basis and clinical
applications of positron emission tomography (PET), as well as their recent progress in …

This handbook, written in a clear and precise style, describes the principles of positron
emission tomography (PET) and provides detailed information on its application in clinical …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is an established imaging technique based on the use
of short-lived radiotracers. The unique value of PET lies in the ability of various …

The aim of that book was to address what we perceived of as a lack, at the time, of a
comprehensive contemporary reference work on the rapidly expanding area of positron …

Emerging from its origins in the basements of research laboratories, positron emission
tomography (PET), has established itself as a premier clinical imaging modality. It just took …

This book Basic Science of PET Imaging was designed to be a daughter element of the
parent book Basic Sciences of Nuclear Medicine (Springer, Khalil MM (Ed), 2011) with …

The developments in positron emission tomography (PET) are reviewed with an emphasis
on instrumentation for clinical PET imaging. After a brief summary of positron imaging before …

There are three major technical components of positron emission tomography (PET): PET
scanner, cyclotron production of radiopharmaceuticals, and biological assays of normal and …

Among emerging medical diagnostic imaging modalities, positron emission tomography,
often abbreviated to its acronym" PET", belongs in the category of nuclear medicine. Indeed …