title: Positron emission tomography in clinical practice.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) has been considered a research tool; however, advances in hardware and software, along with availability of small medical cyclotrons, make clinical metabolic imaging feasible. There is accumulating data, especially in the areas of neurology and cardiology, to support its use in the appropriate clinical setting and patient population.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Positron Center, Tampa 33607-4227.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alagona
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Eikman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cacciatore
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zangara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009590:Nitrogen Radioisotopes; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D009590:Nitrogen Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose