Whole-Body PET Scan (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Whole-Body PET Scan

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This animation shows a 3-D rendering of a whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) scan identifying the location of a cancerous tumor (abdominal region). The tumor imaging was made possible by fludeoxyglucose, a chemical compound containing a radioactive form of fluorine known as fluorine-18.

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