Imaging of tumour characteristics and molecular pathways with PET: developments over the last decade towards personalised cancer therapy.

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is the most specific and sensitive imaging technique for in vivo molecular targets and pathways, offering quantification and evaluation of functional properties of the targeted anatomy. This work is an integrative research review that summarizes and evaluates the accumulated current status of knowledge of recent advances in PET imaging for cancer diagnosis and treatment, concentrating on novel radiotracers and evaluating their advantages and disadvantages in cancer characterization.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research