Prof Ertürk says this is important because cancer drugs have to be shown to eliminate tumours in mice before being tested on humans. "MRI and PET scans would show you only big tumours.
Image Credit: Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging Dynamic 18FDG/PET scan in healthy mouse acquired in LM, reconstructed with variable intervals and displaying myocardium and blood. Image Credit ...