BASIC PRINCIPLES AND NEUROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

Authors
XIONG JH NICKERSON LDH DOWNS JH FOX PT
Citation
Jh. Xiong et al., BASIC PRINCIPLES AND NEUROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY, Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 8(3), 1997, pp. 293
Citations number
95
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Neurosurgery clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
10423680
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-3680(1997)8:3<293:BPANAO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a technique for studying functio nal processes in the human body in vivo. The important clinical applic ations of PET in neurosurgery include localization of epileptic foci, diagnosis of brain tumors, preoperative brain mapping, and the study o f plasticity of the brain following brain damage. The basic physics an d neurosurgical applications of PET are presented.