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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.