special subjects
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Uses of PET
PET has several clinical indications, such as Cancer (eg, staging and evaluating specific types of cancer and evaluating response to treatment), which accounts for about 80% of PET usage Cardiac function (eg, evaluating myocardial viability, detecting hibernating myocardium) Neurologic function (eg, evaluation of dementia and seizures) PET applications continue to be investigated. 