ep 43. pet, but not that kind
This week we’re talking pet - but not the cute and cuddly kind! The imaging kind! Positron Emission Tomography or PET imaging is a technique used in clinical settings and in research to better understand the biology of the body. Sam-splains the physics behind it and the biological applications that benefit from it!
Review Article Source:
Townsend, D.W. Physical Principles and Technology of Clinical PET Imaging. (2004). Annals Academy of Medicine. Link: https://annals.edu.sg/pdf200403/V33N2p133.pdf
Example PET Image Sources:
Finnema, S.J. Kinetic evaluation and test-retest reproducibility of [11C]UCB-J, a novel radioligand for positron emission tomography imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A. (2018). J of Cereb Blood Flow and Metab. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28792356/
Miranda, D.M. et al., Molecular medicine: A path towards personalized medicine. (2012). Rev. Bras. Psiqui. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221889984_Molecular_medicine_A_path_towards_a_personalized_medicine
Chapleau, M. et al., The Role of Amyloid PET in Imaging Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Review. (2022) J of Nucl Med. Link: https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/63/Supplement_1/13S
Holmes, S.E., et al., Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations. (2019). Nature Comms. Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09562-7#Sec1
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