Positron emission tomography (PET) is a molecular imaging method based on the
administration of radiolabeled substances and external measurement of emitted photons. It …

Positron emission tomography (PET) or, with another interpretation, positron emitting tracers,
is a tracer technique which provides a new means for measuring biological functions or …

Positron emission computed tomography in conjunction with positron emitter-labeled tracer
of key biologic atoms and molecules promises a new era of diagnosis on the basis of …

Small cyclotrons play an increasing role in the production of medically useful isotopes.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography …

PET can be used to provide a variety of biological functions in regional tissues in vivo, using
positronemitting tracers that trace different biological pathways. Common positron emitters …

The development of positron emission tomography (PET) illustrates how advances in basic
science translates into benefits for human beings. In 1930 Ernest Lawrence and co-workers …

The development of positron emission tomography (PET) took place through the
combination of the following recognitions:(1) a handful of short-lived, positron-emitting …

To allow non-invasive radiotracer studies in human, the emitted radiation must be detected
outside the body. PET technique employs tracers labeled with short-lived positron emitting …

[en] The recent development of positron emission tomographic (PET) techniques for
quantitatively measuring physiologic parameters in vivo in human subjects has resulted in …

Positron emission tomography (PET)[1] is a functional imaging technique that uses
radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in …