Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes...
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neutron while releasing a positron and an electron neutrino (νe). Positron emission is mediated by the weak force. The positron is a type of beta particle...
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Brain positron emission tomography is a form of positron emission tomography (PET) that is used to measure brain metabolism and the distribution of exogenous...
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PET-MRI (redirect from Positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging)
Positron emission tomography–magnetic resonance imaging (PET–MRI) is a hybrid imaging technology that incorporates magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) soft...
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it results in the production of two or more photons. Positrons can be created by positron emission radioactive decay (through weak interactions), or by...
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PET-CT (redirect from Positron emission tomography - computed tomography)
Positron emission tomography–computed tomography (better known as PET-CT or PET/CT) is a nuclear medicine technique which combines, in a single gantry...
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Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT, or less commonly, SPET) is a nuclear medicine tomographic imaging technique using gamma rays. It is...
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electron–positron annihilation process is the physical phenomenon relied on as the basis of positron emission tomography (PET) and positron annihilation...
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Tomography is imaging by sections or sectioning that uses any kind of penetrating wave. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, atmospheric...
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Theranostics (section Positron emission tomography)
theranostic imaging include radiotracers, contrast agents and positron emission tomography. It has been used to treat thyroid cancer and neuroblastomas...
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