根據一項近期研究發現，科研人員首次顯示了創造三維(3D)正電子發射掃描(PET)/計算機斷層掃描(CT)技術用于肺臟和結腸癌癥“飛行穿越”和“飛行環繞觀察”的能力。

Stanford大學(Stanford, CA, USA; www.stanford.edu)放射學/診斷放射學臨床助理教授Andrew Quon醫生指出：“這種綜合潛在癌癥腫瘤的準確解剖資料和功能信息的能力，從機體內部，提供了對器官的視覺導航。這種觀察“或許能夠用于檢測和鑒別癌癥，免除患者接受更多的侵入行檢查，提供手術指導，確定那些腫瘤更易于活檢?！?/P>

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).