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General Principles of PET/CT Imaging

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Positron emission tomography (PET) constitutes a relatively novel imaging procedure useful mainly in oncology, but also in cardiology and neurology. PET imaging is based on the detection of annihilation photons produced after positron emission from a radiolabeled tracer, which follows and corresponds to a specific molecular biological or biochemical pathway. Combination with computed tomography (CT) provides both functional and morphological information in one single device.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, “HYGEIA” Hospital, Kifissias Av. and Erythrou Stavrou 4, Maroussi, 15123, Greece

    Vassilios K. Prassopoulos

  2. PET/CT Department, “HYGEIA” Hospital, Erythrou Stavrou 4 and Kifissias, Maroussi, 15123, Greece

    Roxani D. Efthymiadou (Director)

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  1. Hygeia and Mitera Hospital, Athens, Greece

    John A. Andreou

  2. Hygeia Hospital, Medical Oncology Department, Athens, Greece

    Paris A. Kosmidis

  3. National & Kapodistrian University, Radiology (emeritus), Athens, Greece

    Athanasios D. Gouliamos

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Prassopoulos, V.K., Efthymiadou, R.D. (2016). General Principles of PET/CT Imaging. In: Andreou, J., Kosmidis, P., Gouliamos, A. (eds) PET/CT in Lymphomas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27380-8_2

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