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Principles of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning

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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a form of nuclear medicine imaging which uses positron-emitting radionuclides rather than the gamma-emitting radionuclides used in renography.

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  • Jadvar H. Prostate cancer: PET with 18F-FDG, 18F- or 11C-acetate, and 18F- or 11C-choline. J Nucl Med. 2011;52:81–9.

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  • Tarantola G, Zito F, Gerundini P. PET instrumentation and reconstruction algorithms in whole-body applications. J Nucl Med. 2003;44:756–69.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK

    Heather A. Williams BSc, MSc, PhD

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Correspondence to Heather A. Williams BSc, MSc, PhD .

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  1. , Department of Urology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

    Steve Payne

  2. , Department of Urology, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

    Ian Eardley

  3. , Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Eccles Old Road, Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

    Kieran O'Flynn

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Williams, H.A. (2012). Principles of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning. In: Payne, S., Eardley, I., O'Flynn, K. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2422-1_20

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