EXPLORER - The World's First Total-Body PET Scanner

UC Davis Health is now home to the first ever total-body PET scanner. EXPLORER was developed by UC Davis scientists Ramsey Badawi and Simon Cherry. It is a game changer in diagnosing and treating many diseases, such as cancer, arthritis and cardiovascular disease, and is currently available to UC Davis Health patients. More from the scientists behind EXPLORER -    • World's First Total-Body Scanner (EXPLORER...   Learn more about EXPLORER: https://ucdavis.health/EXPLORER This video includes an audio description track. To hear the narration of on‑screen text, turn on "English Descriptive" in the player’s settings menu. —— UC Davis Medical Center is a nationally recognized academic medical center offering primary care for all ages, specialty care in 150 fields, and the latest treatment options and expertise for the most complex health conditions. UC Davis Medical Center serves a 65,000-square-mile area that includes 33 counties and 6 million residents across Northern and Central California. The medical center typically admits approximately 30,000 patients per year and handles more than 900,000 visits, while the emergency room sees more than 200 patients per day on average. UC Davis Medical Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/medicalcen... UC Davis Children’s Hospital: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/ UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/ UC Davis School of Medicine: https://health.ucdavis.edu/medical-sc... Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis: https://health.ucdavis.edu/nursing/ UC Davis MIND Institute: https://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstit... See the latest news from UC Davis Health: https://health.ucdavis.edu/newsroom Facebook:   / ucdavishealth   Instagram:   / ucdavishealth   —— The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 8/27/19. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority for advice. #explorer #technology #UCDavis