Title :
PET imaging in the thorax
Author :
Patz, Edward F., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Duke Univ. Med. Center, Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
PET imaging has become an invaluable tool in the evaluation and management of thoracic abnormalities. While FDG-PET can not uniformly provide all the requisite information for patient evaluation, it provides a new model and direction for functional imaging. As one learns more about the biology of diseases and integrate advances in biomedical technology, this type of approach suggests non-invasive biochemical or metabolic imaging will be invaluable in patient management
Keywords :
positron emission tomography; F; FDG-PET; biomedical technology advances; disease biology; functional imaging; medical diagnostic imaging; metabolic imaging; noninvasive biochemical imaging; nuclear medicine; patient management; thoracic abnormalities evaluation; thoracic abnormalities management; Biomedical imaging; Cancer; Electron emission; Lungs; Optical imaging; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography; Production; Radiology; Thorax;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804498
