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Davis University scientists Simon Cherry (left) and Ramsey Badawi present a model of the Explorer scanner.
Lisa Howard / UC Davis
"Explorer" is an appropriate name for what the University of California Davis calls "the world's first medical imaging scanner capable of capturing a 3D image of the entire human body at once".
The magic machine combines two well-known types of imaging: positron emission tomography (PET) and X-ray tomography (CT). UC Davis scientists behind the scanner have released a video preview of the first human scans conducted by Explorer this week.
"While I had imagined what the images would look like for years, nothing prepared me for the incredible details we saw during this first scan," says Simon Cherry, one of creators of the machine.
Explorer is much faster than a normal PET scan. A whole body diagnostic analysis can be performed in less than 30 seconds. Explorer developers say that it can be used to track the progression of the disease, including the cancer that has spread.
A second video shows the explorer's ability to trace an injection of glucose into a vein in the leg.
The first Explorer scanner will be installed in Sacramento, California, for use in research projects and human studies starting in 2019.
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