Research on Improvements in Diagnosing and Treating Tuberculosis (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Research on Improvements in Diagnosing and Treating Tuberculosis (3 of 3)

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This shows the PET/CT scan images from a healthy guinea pig (left), and from an infected guinea pig with chronic pulmonary inflammation (right). The image of the lung that was acquired using tomography can be seen in black and white, while the image in color shows the most active areas as detected by the PET scan, which correspond to the active inflammatory process.

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Carlos III University in Madrid

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