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Benefits and disadvantages of PET imaging methods.
Benefits
The sensitivity of this technique allows for a lower dose of the tracer and therefore, and therefore results can be quantitative. Often if the required tracer dosage compared to the receptor concentration is low a linear relationship between signal and receptor concentrations can be established.
A versatile procedure with tracers for many purposes.
A positron annihilation emits two gamma rays that are directed at almost 180 degree vectors from the point of decomposition, allowing a detector to find the origin of the radiopharmaceutical by matching the two gamma rays together.
Disadvantages
Exposure to ionizing radiation for one study similar to that of living in Denver, CO for one year.
Expensive, the average for an uninsured patient, ranges from $1000 to $20,000 according to NewChoiceHealth.com[3] .
A lot of the tracers are still investigational.
PET (positron emission tomography)uses chemicals labelled with a positron (e+) emitting isotope
Commonly used PET isotopes and their benefits
Technetium-99m
Inexpensive to produce (no cyclotron necessary)
Chelation techniques can be simple
Iodine-131 (some gamma radiation)
longer half-life allows for longer shipment times, or more complicated experimental procedures
Thallium-201
Fluorine-18 eg. Fluorodeoxyglucose
110 min. half life allows for relatively complex chemical synthesis and purification techniques.
Decomposition products are relatively benign with nearly 100% conversion from F-18 to the positron emitting nuclear reaction.
Indium-111 eg. Labeled Leukocytes
Carbon-11
Half life of 20.3 minutes still allows for complex multi-step processes.
Most molecules are available in a labelled form due to the pervasiveness of Carbon, and the convenience of the reagents that can be used.
PET Imaging Helps Predict Cancer Outcomes
By Eric Hagerbrant
Lung cancer, one of the most virulent cancers, accounts for around 1.4 million deaths around the globe every year. While lung cancer is often caused by smoking cigarettes, nonsmokers are also at risk, due to a variety of environmental factors. Accordingly, advanced imaging techniques that help diagnose cancers throughout the body, including in the lungs, have improved dramatically over the years. Radiologists utilize these techniques to determine a cancer’s progress, whether or not a cancer is operable, and even survival rates.
In a recent study led by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network and funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans showed promise in determining treatment options for patients with inoperable lung cancer. The study determined that radiologists could detect more aggressive lung cancers following a combination of radiation and chemotherapy.
PET scans are highly unique compared to other advanced imaging techniques; they show changes in chemical activity as opposed to just showing the structure of a particular organ. As a result, not only can radiologists determine the shape of a suspect mass of tissue, but they can also discern metabolic changes within the tissue.
Advanced imaging techniques such as PET are invaluable ways to diagnose patients who may be too weak to undergo traditional exploratory surgeries. In addition to shedding light on the use of imaging in lung cancer, the recent study was able to show that radiation therapy and PET scans in combination were effective in developing treatments for local tumors.
