![]() One of my main challenges is to differentiate normal physiological uptake of FDG from uptake by cancerous lesions. The predominant tracer used in clinic and research is 18F-flurodeoxyglucose (FDG), an analog of glucose which cancer cells take up due to their high glucose metabolism. PET is a type of medical imaging that uses a radiotracer to image cancers. Using the medical imaging software ROVER and OsiriX MD, I assess PET and PET-CT scans from a group of approximately 60 patients. ![]() This summer, I have learned a great deal of anatomy while learning how to read scans. My main project is to read, interpret, and take quantitative data from PET and PET-CT scans of lymphoma patients treated with CAR T-cell immunotherapy. Alavi and the lab’s clinical research coordinator, Thomas, created a project for me to study a variety of lymphomas. Upon gauging my interests and background, Dr. Alavi, I shared with him my family’s history with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Abass Alavi, a physician-scientist in the Department of Radiology at Penn. Internship Organization : Perelman School of MedicineĪward: Betsy Zubrow Cohen 1963 Presidential Innovation Fund Major : Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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