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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a form of nuclear medicine imaging which uses positron-emitting radionuclides rather than the gamma-emitting radionuclides used in renography.
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Williams, H.A. (2012). Principles of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning. In: Payne, S., Eardley, I., O'Flynn, K. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2422-1_20
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