This article describes multimodality imaging of cancerous tissues with PET and CT diagnostic imaging by using a radiotracer 18F-FDG. Cancerous tissue with high glycolytic activity uptakes more 18F-FDG.
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All procedures involving animals have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1.18F-FDG PET and CT Imaging in Mice CAUTION: Use protective equipment when handling radioactivity. Follow all applicable regulatory procedures when handling radioactivity. Place the cage with the mice to be imaged on a warm bed at 37 °C 1 h prior to the 18</…
FDG Based PET/CT Scan: A Method of Using Radiotracer for Non-invasive Imaging of Tumor Metabolism. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20242, doi: (2023).