Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Citations Over Time

Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) assesses biochemical processes in the living subject, producing images of function rather than form. Using PET, physicians are able to obtain not the anatomical information provided by other medical imaging techniques, but pictures of physiological activity. In metaphoric terms, traditional imaging methods supply a map of the body's roadways, its, anatomy; PET shows the traffic along those paths, its biochemistry. This document discusses the principles of PET, the radiopharmaceuticals in PET, PET research, clinical applications of PET, the cost of PET, training of individuals for PET, the role of the United States Department of Energy in PET, and the futures of PET. 22 figs.

Related Papers

• → Clinical Applications of PET and PET-CT(2009)84 cited
• → Recommendations for the use of PET and PET–CT for radiotherapy planning in research projects(2012)21 cited
• → PET Tracers for Brain Imaging(2019)2 cited
• → Study on the Retention of Strength in Material from Recycled PET Bottles(2010)1 cited
• Positron emission tomography (PET) ligands and metabolic brain imaging(2006)