RT Journal
T1 POsitron emission tomography—a new approach to brain chemistry
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1988
FD November 11
VO 260
IS 18
SP 2704
OP 2710
DO 10.1001/jama.1988.03410180112041
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1988.03410180112041
AB Positron emission tomography permits examination of the chemistry of the brain in living human 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.(JAMA 1988;260:2704-2710)