Positron emission tomography - a new approach to brain chemistry

Journal Article · Thu Nov 10 23:00:00 EST 1988 · JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6148748

Jacobson, H G

Positron emission tomography permits examination of the chemistry of the brain in living beings. Until recently, positron emission tomography had been considered a research tool, but it is rapidly moving into clinical practice. This report describes the uses and applications of positron emission tomography in examinations of patients with strokes, epilepsy, malignancies, dementias, and schizophrenia and in basic studies of synaptic neurotransmission.

• OSTI ID: 6148748
• Journal Information: JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 260:18; ISSN JAMAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AROMATICS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOCHEMISTRY
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BRAIN
CARBON 11
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CHEMISTRY
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DIAGNOSIS
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DRUGS
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FLUORINE 18
FLUORINE ISOTOPES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MEDICINE
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MENTAL DISORDERS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
NEUROREGULATORS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PHENOLS
POLYPHENOLS
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
RECEPTORS
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
THERAPY
TOMOGRAPHY