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The 44 pages that link to Positron emission tomography, each with the reason it gives.

• Beta decayRelated: Its tracers emit positrons through beta-plus decay.

• GlucoseRelated: Fluorodeoxyglucose, a glucose analogue, reveals metabolically active tissues.

• Gamma rayRelated: The positron-annihilation photons detected in PET are gamma rays.

• NeuroimagingRelated: Radiotracers let it map brain metabolism, blood flow, or molecular targets.

• Serotonin transporterRelated: Labeled ligands can estimate transporter availability in the living brain.

• CyclotronRelated: Cyclotrons produce positron-emitting tracers such as fluorine-18 used in PET.

• AntimatterRelated: It uses antimatter’s annihilation signature to map radioactive tracers in the body.

• LeptonRelated: The positron is the electron's antiparticle, making this imaging method a direct application of lepton physics.

• LymphomaRelated: PET imaging can show metabolically active lymphoma sites and assess treatment response.

• Charged particleRelated: The scan traces positrons emitted by radioactive tracers inside the body.

• Brown adipose tissueRelated: Fluorodeoxyglucose PET scans helped reveal metabolically active brown fat in adults.

• Chest computed tomographyRelated: Combined PET/CT adds metabolic information when evaluating some lung cancers.

• PositroniumRelated: Positronium formation and decay can alter photon timing and provide additional tissue information.

• Carbon–fluorine bondRelated: The carbon–fluorine bond in fluorine-18 tracers enables widely used PET imaging.

• Hodgkin lymphomaRelated: PET scans help stage disease and assess response during treatment.

• Avalanche photodiodeRelated: Avalanche photodiodes serve as compact light sensors in some scintillator-based PET detectors.

• LutetiumRelated: Lutetium oxyorthosilicate is a common detector crystal in PET scanners.

• Burkitt lymphomaRelated: PET imaging helps assess disease extent and response to treatment.

• EndorphinsRelated: PET tracers can estimate changes in opioid-receptor availability during pain or exercise.

• ScintillatorRelated: Scintillator crystals detect the annihilation photons in most PET scanners.

• Carl David AndersonRelated: The positron Anderson discovered became central to this widely used imaging method.

• Fever of unknown originRelated: FDG PET/CT can locate otherwise occult inflammatory or malignant sites for further evaluation.

• Subatomic particleRelated: It uses positrons, subatomic antimatter particles, to map activity inside the body.

• Gamma-ray techniquesRelated: It maps radioactive tracer distributions by detecting gamma-ray pairs.

• Isotopes of nitrogenRelated: Nitrogen-13 compounds can serve as positron-emitting tracers in scans.