POSTS TAGGED AS Positron emission tomography

New PET Imaging Method Reveals Folate Receptors in the Brain

Fluorine-18-labelled folate Pet/CT 3D fusion image of a rat with a glioma visible in the brain
“Folate-based radiopharmaceuticals can be used [MORE]

First Wearable PET Scanner

Wearable PET Scanner
It must be more than a small problem to do a brain scan of a patient with Parkinson’s [MORE]

First Whole-Body PET Scanner

UC Davis Explorer PET Scan
PET imaging differs from MRI and CT in that PET shows tissue function in addition to [MORE]

Molecular Probe for Earlier MS Detection

Whether Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease or an infectious disease caused by an unknown pathogen, the demyelization of nerves [MORE]

MRI to Guide Drug Dosage

MRI and Drug Dosing
Positron emission tomography scans and radioactive labels now allow researchers to image a drug’s effect on [MORE]

Imaging Inflammation in Brain Cells

Researchers at the University Medical Center in Groningen, The Netherlands have used positron emission tomography to show inflammation in the [MORE]