Title |
Positron Emission Tomography and Single Photon Emission Computer Tomography Clinical Applications |
Creator |
Blake, P; Johnson, B; VanMeter, JW |
Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Center for the Study of Learning, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, USA. blakep@georgetown.edu |
Abstract |
Positron emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography are nuclear imaging modalities that excel in depicting the biological function of tissue. Unlike structural imaging methods, they provide functional diagnostic information about brain neoplasms, stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, cortical visual loss, and migraine. |
Subject |
Brain Diseases/classification; Brain Diseases/diagnosis; Brain Diseases/metabolism; Brain Mapping; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods; Male; Neoplasms/diagnosis; Tomography, Emission-Computed; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Visual Cortex/metabolism; Visual Cortex/pathology |
Format |
application/pdf |
Publication Type |
Journal Article |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
ID |
225257 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fr32qh/225257 |