Imaging method based on the detection of pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting isotopic tracer.
Notes: - A commonly used nuclide is fluorine-18.
- 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)