The Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Bariatric Surgery Research: a Review
Bini J, Norcross M, Cheung M, Duffy A. The Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Bariatric Surgery Research: a Review. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 4592-4606. PMID: 34304378, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05576-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyBariatric surgeryEmission tomographyBariatric surgery researchMalabsorption of foodBlood flowWhole-body PET imagingRadioligand developmentWeight lossPET imagingAmount of foodSurgery researchPhysiological effectsSurgeryPicomolar concentrationsTomographyRadioactive moleculesMetabolismMalabsorptionObesityPatientsFoodStomachPharmacologyReceptors