New technique enables increasingly accurate PET scan to detect cancer, heart conditions
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
A novel technique that reduces image degradation caused by respiratory motion during a PET scan was developed through a recent study. PET scanning is routinely used to detect cancer and heart conditions. The new technique is based on bioimpedance measurement and it allows for image reconstruction at a specific phase of the patient's breathing pattern. This, in turn, makes it possible to reduce image degradation caused by motion.