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Title: Brain single photon emission computed tomography: Newer activation and intervention studies

Abstract

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) findings using non-xenon 133 tracers in combination with activation and intervention techniques are reviewed. Examination of the currently available data indicates that it is possible to detect the effects of a variety of activations and interventional procedures using SPECT rCBF with non-xenon 133 tracers. There are still many issues to be resolved before SPECT can reach the level of sophistication attained by xenon 133 and positron emission tomography in studying rCBF during activation or intervention. However, research to date indicates that SPECT rCBF studied with tracers other than xenon 133 has an excellent potential for increasing the ability to differentiate normal and pathological states. 97 refs.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (USA)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5893359
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Seminars in Nuclear Medicine; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0001-2998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; BRAIN; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; BLOOD FLOW; REVIEWS; XENON 133; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRUM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOCUMENT TYPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY; XENON ISOTOPES; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics

Citation Formats

Tikofsky, R S, and Hellman, R S. Brain single photon emission computed tomography: Newer activation and intervention studies. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.1016/S0001-2998(05)80078-9.
Tikofsky, R S, & Hellman, R S. Brain single photon emission computed tomography: Newer activation and intervention studies. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0001-2998(05)80078-9
Tikofsky, R S, and Hellman, R S. 1991. "Brain single photon emission computed tomography: Newer activation and intervention studies". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0001-2998(05)80078-9.
@article{osti_5893359,
title = {Brain single photon emission computed tomography: Newer activation and intervention studies},
author = {Tikofsky, R S and Hellman, R S},
abstractNote = {Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) findings using non-xenon 133 tracers in combination with activation and intervention techniques are reviewed. Examination of the currently available data indicates that it is possible to detect the effects of a variety of activations and interventional procedures using SPECT rCBF with non-xenon 133 tracers. There are still many issues to be resolved before SPECT can reach the level of sophistication attained by xenon 133 and positron emission tomography in studying rCBF during activation or intervention. However, research to date indicates that SPECT rCBF studied with tracers other than xenon 133 has an excellent potential for increasing the ability to differentiate normal and pathological states. 97 refs.},
doi = {10.1016/S0001-2998(05)80078-9},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5893359}, journal = {Seminars in Nuclear Medicine; (USA)},
issn = {0001-2998},
number = ,
volume = 21:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}