Positron emission tomography scan

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Radiologists and scientists who have training in PET scans and other imaging technologies study how best to use PET scans to predict and diagnose a wide range of diseases and conditions. In 2012, Mayo Clinic received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to produce and administer Choline C-11 injections, which is an imaging agent used during PET scanning to help detect sites of recurrent prostate cancer. Mayo Clinic is the first institution in North America approved to produce Choline C-11.

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See a list of publications about PET scans by Mayo authors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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Positron emission tomography scan care at Mayo Clinic

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April 18, 2023
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  1. Positron emission tomography — Computed tomography (PET/CT). Radiological Society of North America. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=PET. Accessed April 6, 2021.
  2. What is PET? Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. https://www.snmmi.org/AboutSNMMI/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=5649. Accessed April 6, 2021.
  3. Umterrainer M, et al. Recent advances of PET imaging in clinical radiation oncology. Radiation Oncology. 2020; doi:10.1186/s13014-020-01519-1.
  4. Adam A, et al., eds. Adrenal imaging. In: Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2021. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 6, 2021.
  5. ACR-SPR practice parameters for performing FDG-PET/CT in oncology. American College of Radiology. https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Practice-Parameters-and-Technical-Standards/Practice-Parameters-by-Modality. Accessed April 6, 2021.
  6. Cervical cancer. Radiological Society of North America. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=cervicalcancer. Accessed April 8, 2021.
  7. Morrow ES. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. April 6, 2021.
  8. Collins DA (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. April 24, 2021.

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