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PET Imaging: An Overview and Instrumentation

Farhad Daghighian, Ronald Sumida and Michael E. Phelps
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 1990, 18 (1) 5-13;
Farhad Daghighian
Division of Nuclear Medicine and Biophysics, Department of Radiological Sciences; and Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Laboratories of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (DOE), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Ronald Sumida
Division of Nuclear Medicine and Biophysics, Department of Radiological Sciences; and Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Laboratories of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (DOE), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Michael E. Phelps
Division of Nuclear Medicine and Biophysics, Department of Radiological Sciences; and Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Laboratories of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (DOE), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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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.

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  • ↵* Operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by the University of California under contract #DE-ACO3-76-SF000 12.

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