Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) has performed whole-body PET/CT scans using short half-life C-11 radiopharmaceuticals, according to Siemens Medical Solutions. The HKSH researches are using Malvern, PA-based vendor's biograph lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) PET/CT scanner for the studies. C-11 provide a more sensitive cancer tracer for diagnosing liver, renal, and prostate cancer, as well as low-grade lymphoma and brain tumors, Siemens said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersJanuary 27, 2003
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