Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for monitoring and prognosis of lung cancer
Record ID 32010000951
English
Authors' objectives:
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a 3-dimensional (3D) imaging technique that evaluates the level of physiologic and biochemical activity within tissue cells by measuring the distribution of an injected or inhaled radiotracer. Due to differences in metabolic rates, the concentration of radiotracers within cancerous cells differs from the concentration in surrounding normal tissue cells. PET has been proposed as a tool for monitoring the response of tumors to treatment and in estimating survival in patients with lung cancer.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hayesinc.com
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Lung Neoplasms
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Prognosis
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
2010 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
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