Whole Body Pet Scanner Produces 3d Images In Seconds

The scanner known as the explorer is a combination of a positron emission tomography pet and x ray computed tomography ct. The scanner was designed in 2017 by engineers and researchers from multiple institutions including uc davis biomedical engineering the university of pennsylvania and the us department of energys lawrence berkeley national laboratory. A modified positron emission tomography pet scanner can create three dimensional 3d renderings of the entire human body in as little as 20 seconds and with less radioactive exposure.

Whole body pet scanner produces 3d images in seconds the modified scanner also requires less radioactive exposure vastly broadening its applications.

Whole body pet scanner produces 3d images in seconds. It is able to image the entire body using both scanning methods and can produce the image in as little as one second. Whole body pet scans can now be done in 20 seconds photo courtesy of ucd. The first ever whole body petct scanner has delivered its first images marking the first time a medical imaging scanner has captured a 3d image of the entire human body simultaneously. It also scans up to 40 times faster than current pet scans and can produce a diagnostic scan of the whole body in as little as 20 30 seconds images from the worlds first full body 3d medical scanner named explorer have been released.

Explorer is a positron emission tomography pet scanner that produces 3d pictures of the entire human body.