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What's going on in the body? Advanced time-of-flight PET takes a superior 'look'
06-04-2007 · EurekAlert!Moving from computer simulation to patient images, researchers are now demonstrating the benefits that time-of-flight/PET imaging can provide for cancer patients. The result? Superior images and shorter patient scan times for starters, according to a study released at the 54th Annual Meeting of SNM, the world's largest society for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals, June 2-6 in Washington, D.C.
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