1. PET/CT applications in oncology
- Author
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Juan P. Oliva González, Aldo Martínez Ramírez, and Richard Paul Baum
- Subjects
tomografía computerizada con positrón ,tomografía computarizada ,neoplasmas ,diagnosis ,terapia ,tratamiento de imágenes ,Nuclear engineering. Atomic power ,TK9001-9401 ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,R895-920 - Abstract
PET means Positron Emission Tomography, it is a nuclear medicine technique in which radiopharmaceuticals labeled with positron emitters are used to obtain biochemical-metabolic images of the human body. The use of PET / CT contributes to obtain multimodal images that combine anatomical and metabolic information, allowing a more reliable diagnosis of a tumor or local or distant metastases in an organ or tissue. Other multimodal devices combine metabolic imaging with nuclear magnetic resonance. PET/CT is mainly used in Oncology (85-90%), Neurology, Cardiology, Inflammation and Infection although it is currently also used in different medical and surgical pathologies. The present work is aimed at showing what PET/CT is and how useful it is in Oncology.
- Published
- 2017