Positron emission tomography
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positron-emission-tomography-163-15555221
title:
Positron emission tomography
text:
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, regional chemical composition, and absorption. Different tracers are used for various imaging purposes, depending on the target process within the body. For example:
- Fluorodeoxyglucose is commonly used to detect cancer;
- [ⁱ⁸F]Sodium fluoride (Naⁱ⁸F) is
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Medical imaging technique
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission_tomography
date created:
2001-09-19T03:32:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T14:26:21Z
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