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Radiopharmaceuticals in modern PRAKTYKA
diagnostic imaging techniques

PART I – MEDICAL IMAGING
Modern imaging techniques such as computed tomography, ultrasonography, magnetic
resonance imaging and nuclear medicine functional techniques provide excellent struc-
tural resolution for creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical
analysis and medical intervention. Positron emission tomography (PET), imaging method
of nuclear medicine, allows to diagnose metabolic changes in human body. PET diagnostic
techniques use β+ emitting isotopes for labeling biologically active compounds (radiop-
harmaceuticals) and track their distribution in a living. Due to its relatively long half-life
(110 min), 18F is the most commonly used radioisotope in PET and the most widely used
radiopharmaceutical for diagnostic procedures is 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose.

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