Year: 2012
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The relentless progress that is being made in tomographic imaging modalities is inexorably expanding the application of positron emission tomography (PET) in the clinical field. Some of the most noteworthy advances involve innovations in quantitative techniques for hybrid imaging modalities such as PET/Computed Tomography (CT) and PET/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which have greatly improved the ability to segment and analyze functional images produced with radiotracers such as (18F) Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). With continued technological progress, quantitative approaches can supplant the more subjective qualitative and semi-quantitative techniques that currently dominate the clinical use of PET.
Source: InTech eBooks
DOI: 10.5772/33882
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W1491895931