Miscellaneous (Noncardiac, Nononcologic) Applications Of Fluorine 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

Positron emission tomography (PET) images biochemical and physiologic functions by measuring concentrations of radioactive chemicals that have been partially metabolized in a particular region of the body. Radiopharmaceuticals used for PET are generated in a cyclotron (nuclear generator) and then introduced into the body by intravenous injection or respiration.