PET/CT in nononcological lung diseases: current applications and future perspectives

S Capitanio, AJ Nordin, AR Noraini… - European Respiratory …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) is an
established diagnostic modality that has become an essential imaging tool in oncological …

Cerebrovascular disorders evaluated with positron tomography. Preliminary observations

RSJ Frackowiak, T Jones, GL Lenzi - Cerebral vascular disease 3, 1981 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Positron emission tomography (ECAT) allows the quantification of radiopharmaceutical
concentrations in slices of human brain in vivo. Coupled with the noninvasive oxygen-15 …

An index of pulmonary edema measured with emission computed tomography

BD Ahluwalia, GL Brownell, CA Hales… - Journal of Computer …, 1981 - journals.lww.com
Positron camera and short-lived biological isotopes are used to obtain transverse sections of
lung volume, blood volume, and total lung water of dog lungs to assess the degree of …

Error analysis of combined measurements of regional ventilation and V/Q ratio using positron emission tomography

LH Brudin, SO Valind, CG Rhodes - Physics in Medicine & …, 1992 - iopscience.iop.org
The authors measured the regional pulmonary ventilation/perfusion ratio with intravenous
13 N in saline solution, using positron emission tomography, in eight normal healthy …

The use and misuse of positron emission tomography in lung cancer evaluation

CF Chang, A Rashtian… - Clinics in chest medicine, 2011 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) has been studied for a variety of indications in patients
with known or suspected non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This article discusses the …

Positron emission tomography tracer techniques

ME RAICHLE - 1981 - ACS Publications
Short-lived, positron-emitting radionuclides such as 15O, 13N, 11C, and 18F have provided
the basis for many unique in vivo tracer strategies for the study of specific metabolic and …

Quantification of regional V/Q ratios in humans by use of PET. II. Procedure and normal values

CG Rhodes, SO Valind, LH Brudin… - Journal of applied …, 1989 - journals.physiology.org
Regional measurements of tissue isotope concentration, made using positron emission
tomography (PET), allow tracer models to be used in a quantitative manner to provide …

Role of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in pulmonary neoplasms.

P Shreve, T Faasse - Radiologic Clinics of North America, 2013 - europepmc.org
Positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) has become a routine
imaging modality in body oncology and is particularly well suited for the management of …

Quantification in positron emission tomography for research in pharmacology and drug development

VJ Cunningham, RN Gunn… - Nuclear medicine …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a quantitative in vivo tracer technique, enabling
images of the distribution of biochemical, physiological and pharmacological functions in …

Usefulness of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in respiratory medicine

A Maldonado, FJ González-Alenda, M Alonso… - Archivos de …, 2007 - Elsevier
The introduction of positron emission tomography (PET) into the management of neoplastic
disease in respiratory patients signified an important change from classic algorithms based …