Short-lived radionuclides in nuclear medicine - II

Conference · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5007582

Budinger, T F; Peng, C T

Positron emission tomography (PET) has been applied effectively in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, the prognosis of stroke, and the evaluation of the efficacy of tumor therapy. In addition, PET has been applied to studies of the neuroreceptor distribution in the human brain, to studies of epilepsy and congenital disorders of the brain, and to the study of flow and metabolism of the human heart muscle. Of the many current investigations of PET, the three discussed here are now of clinical importance for patient care.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA
• OSTI ID: 5007582
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-; TRN: 86-036995
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 50; Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Nov 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BRAIN
CEREBRAL CORTEX
EPILEPSY
HEART
IODINE 122
METABOLISM
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TUMOR CELLS
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ANIMAL CELLS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
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BODY
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CEREBRUM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
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ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
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HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OXYGEN ISOTOPES
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
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RUBIDIUM ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY
USES
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