Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Housed under the Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute, the PET Core is a revenue-neutral (fee-for-service) inter-institutional service provider.

The Yale PET Core is an FDA-registered radiotracer manufacturing and imaging facility that supports molecular imaging research. It conducts over 1,000 human scans and 300 small animal scans annually, supporting more than 120 clinical research and 11 animal imaging protocols across 21 departments. The core is a key resource for NIH-funded research at Yale and throughout New England. Equipped with a GE PETtrace cyclotron, radiochemistry lab developing PET radiopharmaceuticals with common isotopes (¹¹C, ¹⁵O, ¹³N, ¹⁸F), and eight PET scanners dedicated to research, the facility includes systems for both human and preclinical studies. The PET Core's experienced staff enables investigators to perform advanced PET research, even without full technical expertise.

Resources

• GE PETtrace cyclotron with targetry for producing positron-emitting isotopes such as ¹¹C, ¹⁸F, ¹³N, and ¹⁵O
• Siemens mCT whole-body PET/CT scanner
• Siemens HR+ whole-body scanner
• Siemens HRRT scanner for imaging the brain and small animals
• Two Focus-220 small-animal scanners
• Inveon PET/CT
• Radiochemistry laboratory with modules to produce a wide variety of radiotracers
• Fully equipped laboratory for blood and metabolite analyses
• Image analysis laboratory and image analysis software applications
• On-site research nurses and physiological monitoring

Find more information about positron emission tomography, starting a study, available radioligands, user fees, and more at our main website.