title: Overview of positron emission tomography, hybrid positron emission tomography instrumentation, and positron emission tomography quantification.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful quantitative molecular imaging technique that is complementary to structural imaging techniques for purposes of disease detection and characterization. This review article provides a brief overview of PET, hybrid PET instrumentation, and PET quantification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kwee
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Torigian
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18