Basic Principles and Neurosurgical Applications of Positron Emission Tomography

Jinhu Xiong, Lisa Nickerson, Hunter Downs III, Peter Fox
July 1997
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Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a technique for studying functional processes in the human body in vivo. The important clinical applications of PET in neurosurgery include localization of epileptic foci, diagnosis of brain tumors, preoperative brain mapping, and the study of plasticity of the brain following brain damage. The basic physics and neurosurgical applications of PET are presented.

Type
Journal article
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Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
*Neurosurgery *Tomography Emission-Computed/Instrumentation Brain Neoplasms/Diagnostic Imaging/Surgery Equipment Design Humans Image Processing Computer-Assisted Isotopes Radioisotopes
Lisa Nickerson
Lisa Nickerson
Associate Professor of Psychiatry

My research interests include neuroimaging, big data, and connectomics.