三维影像“飞行穿越”技术更好地检查肿瘤

 
根据一项近期研究发现，科研人员首次显示了创造三维(3D)正电子发射扫描(PET)/计算机断层扫描(CT)技术用于肺脏和结肠癌症“飞行穿越”和“飞行环绕观察”的能力。

Stanford大学(Stanford, CA, USA; www.stanford.edu)放射学/诊断放射学临床助理教授Andrew Quon医生指出：“这种综合潜在癌症肿瘤的准确解剖资料和功能信息的能力，从机体内部，提供了对器官的视觉导航。这种观察“或许能够用于检测和鉴别癌症，免除患者接受更多的侵入行检查，提供手术指导，确定那些肿瘤更易于活检。”

3D Imaging “Fly Through” Technology for Cancer Detection
 
Scientists have shown for the first time the ability to create three-dimensional (3D) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for “fly-through” and “fly-around viewing” of cancer in the lungs and colon, according to a recent study.

This ability to combine functional information with accurate anatomic data of potential cancerous tumors, from inside the body, provides a visual navigation of organs. Such visualization “may be used to detect and characterize cancer, spare someone from more invasive medical procedures, lead to better disease detection rates of colon cancer, provide surgical guidance, and detect which tumors may be easier to biopsy,” detailed Dr. Andrew Quon, clinical assistant professor of radiology/diagnostic radiology at Stanford University (Stanford, CA, USA; www.stanford.edu).