High-resolution PET (positron emission tomography) for medical science studies

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5473405· OSTI ID:5473405

Budinger, T F; Derenzo, S E; Huesman, R H; Jagust, W J; Valk, P E ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)

One of the unexpected fruits of basic physics research and the computer revolution is the noninvasive imaging power available to today's physician. Technologies that were strictly the province of research scientists only a decade or two ago now serve as the foundations for such standard diagnostic tools as x-ray computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), ultrasound, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET). Furthermore, prompted by the needs of both the practicing physician and the clinical researcher, efforts to improve these technologies continue. This booklet endeavors to describe the advantages of achieving high resolution in PET imaging. 6 refs., 21 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., (LBNL) CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research (DOE/ER); Department of Health and Human Services (DOHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5473405
• Report Number(s): LBL-PUB-659-9/89; ON: DE90000130
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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