01 January 2024
Revelation Revolution
Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) one hour after injection of radioactive glucose highlights rapidly metabolising tissue such as the liver metastases of a colorectal tumour seen here within the abdomen, along with normal accumulation of the tracer in the heart, bladder, kidneys and brain
Edward J Hoffman – born on this day, January 1st in 1942 – along with Michel Ter-Pogossian and Michael E. Phelps – developed the first human Positron Emission Tomography scanner in 1973
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