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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) can quantify a wide variety of regional biochemical and physiological processes within the organs of living and intact humans and lower animals. Measurements from a PET camera offer researchers and clinicians a non-invasive biological probe. Today, no other biological imaging modality can match PET’s versatility, non-invasiveness, and performance in quantifying the cellular processes of health and disease.
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Russell, J.A.G. (1995). PET: A Biochemical and Physiological Measuring Modality. In: Emran, A.M. (eds) Chemists’ Views of Imaging Centers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9670-4_3
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