Positron emission tomography (PET) uses radioactive tracers and enables the functional
imaging of several metabolic processes, blood flow measurements, regional chemical …

Nuclear reactions induced by photons play a vital role for very different aspects of basic
research and applications in physics. They are a key ingredient for the synthesis of nuclei in …

Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …

Brain is an amazing organ that controls all activities of a human. Any abnormality in the
shape of anatomical regions of the brain needs to be detected as early as possible to reduce …

Purpose Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) combined with computed
tomography (CT) was introduced as a hybrid SPECT/CT imaging modality two decades ago …

The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and
necessitated the creation of more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric …

Background For the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, real evidence-based guidelines to
aid clinicians in choosing the most accurate diagnostic strategy are lacking. Aim and …

In vivo molecular imaging has a great potential to impact medicine by detecting diseases in
early stages (screening), identifying extent of disease, selecting disease-and patient-specific …

SPECT has traditionally been regarded as nonquantitative. Advances in multimodality γ-
cameras (SPECT/CT), algorithms for image reconstruction, and sophisticated compensation …

Osteoid osteoma, the third most common benign bone tumor, usually occurs in the cortex of
long bones. It consists of a radiolucent nidus surrounded by reactive osteosclerosis …