BonePET – Blood flow in bone marrow during exercise

The skeleton is richly supplied with blood vessels because of the many important roles they play in maintaining bone and bone marrow homeostasis. Blood vessels deliver essential nutrients, remove metabolic waste products, transport systemic hormones, and circulate precursor cells to both bone and marrow. Beyond these fundamental functions, the vasculature of bone also contributes to several additional physiological processes. The BonePET project aims to study the blood flow in bone marrow during physical exercise at different intensities. The project uses so-called positron emission tomography (PET), a technique that employs radioactive isotopes, and is conducted in collaboration with Turku PET Centre, Turku, Finland.