PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Farhad Daghighian AU - Ronald Sumida AU - Michael E. Phelps TI - PET Imaging: An Overview and Instrumentation DP - 1990 Mar 01 TA - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology PG - 5--13 VI - 18 IP - 1 4099 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/18/1/5.short 4100 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/18/1/5.full SO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1990 Mar 01; 18 AB - This is the first article of a four-part series on positron emission tomography (PET). Upon completing the article, the reader should be able to: (1) comprehend the basic principles of PET; (2) explain various technical aspects; and (3) identify radiopharmaceuticals used in PET imaging.