Clinic:
Ahmanson
Clinic
The Ahmanson Biological Imaging Division is the clinical arm of the
Department. We provide all aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear
medicine services. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Positron Emission
Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging represent the centerpiece
of our service and our research program. We operate at several sites
including in-patient and outpatient clinics in Westwood and Santa Monica.
No other Pharmacology department in the world has a clinical molecular
imaging component that provides diagnostic services for patients with
cancer, neurological, or cardiac diseases. Being part of a basic science
department enables us to merge modern biology concepts with cutting
edge imaging techniques. This allows us to do translational research,
i.e., applying knowledge acquired in small animal models using microPET,
optical imaging, and microCT to human disease processes such as cancer.
These novel molecular imaging assays are now used in the drug discovery
process as well as for cancer treatment monitoring in animals and humans.
