… Prior to the emergence of clinical whole-body positron emission tomography (PET), the … out
primarily by anatomic imaging with computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging …

… Accurate anatomical localization of functional abnormalities obtained with the use of
positron emission tomography (PET) is known to be problematic. Although tracers such as 18 F-…

… summary of positron imaging before the advent of computed tomography, various improvements
are highlighted including the move from PET scanners with septa to fully 3D scanners, …

… We then provide an overview of PET scan interpretation and findings in several specific
neurologic disorders such as dementias, epilepsy, movement disorders, infection, …

The aim of that book was to address what we perceived of as a lack, at the time, of a
comprehensive contemporary reference work on the rapidly expanding area of positron emission …

Positron emission tomography (PET) with fluorine‐18‐labeled fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 FDG)
has demonstrated the epileptogenic lesion in partial epilepsy to be hypometabolic …

… glucose metabolism by tumor cells using positron emission tomography (PET). We evaluated
… The PET score was compared with abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scan results …

… The use of positron emission tomography (PET scanning) is increasing rapidly in the United
States. The most common use of PET scanning is related to oncology, especially in staging …

… properties of positron emitters such as the physical half-life (T1/2), the branching ratio (ie,
the percentage of total decays resulting in positron emission instead of electron capture), the …

… Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medical imaging technique for quantitative
measurement of physiologic parameters in vivo (an overview of principles and applications …