positron emission tomography

acronym: PET
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Imaging method based on the detection of pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting isotopic tracer.
Notes:
  1. A commonly used nuclide is fluorine-18.
  2. Three-dimensional imaging is obtained using computed tomography.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 92 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)