Regional blood flow, oxygen extraction ratio, and oxygen utilisation were measured in nine
patients with breast carcinoma by means of the oxygen-15 steady-state inhalation technique …

In the foregoing an overview of positron emission tomography has been presented. Its
theoretical, technical, and methodological implications, as well as its clinical applications …

This paper attempts to place into perspective the present state of clinical investigation with
PET in neurology. To this end we briefly review the work of the neurology group of the MRC …

Nuclear Medicine is the specialty of medical imaging, which utilizes a variety of
radionuclides incorporated into specific compounds for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic …

During its life span, the placenta fulfills its purpose of protecting and supporting the growing
foetus in a variety of ways. Despite its central significance for the well-being of the foetus, our …

1. Generalità. 2. Formazione dell'immagine in RMN. 3. Sistema nervoso centrale (SNC). 4.
Torace e addome: a) polmoni e cuore; b) addome. 5. Scavo pelvico. 6. Apparato muscolo …

The aim of this work was to discover possible causes of growth hormone (GH)
hypersecretion in diabetic subjects, and to examine the possibility that the GH so produced …

An adequate understanding of pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying human cerebral
ischaemic disease is clinically important for two reasons. The treatment of acute ischaemic …