Positron Emission Tomography A Critical Assessment of Recent Trends [Paperback]

A critical summary of the state of the art of PET technology and related disciplines (camera physics, radiochemistry, radiopharmacology, computerised brain atlases and databases, etc.), plus a survey of the most recent developments in the clinical and neuroscience applications of PET.
The chapters systematically guide the reader from the basics of the technique - including new camera designs, new drugs, and new statistical and image processing approaches - through its most important clinical applications - in neurology, psychiatry and oncology - to the most sophisticated neuroscience applications, including research into human sensory and motor systems, the functional organisation of imagery, volition, attention and consciousness in the human brain.Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Debrecen, Hungary, 1-5 October 1996A critical summary of the state of the art of PET technology and related disciplines (camera physics, radiochemistry, radiopharmacology, computerised brain atlases and databases, etc.), plus a survey of the most recent developments in the clinical and neuroscience applications of PET.
The chapters systematically guide the reader from the basics of the technique - including new camera designs, new drugs, and new statistical and image processing approaches - through its most important clinical applications - in neurology, psychiatry and oncology - to the most sophisticated neuroscience applications, including research into human sensory and motor systems, the functional organisation of imagery, volition, attention and consciousness in the human brain.Preface. Part One: How to Establish and Run a PET Center? 1. Planning a Proposal for a PET Centre; A. Holley. 2. The Use and Registration of PET Radiopharmaceuticals. European and World Trends; G.-J. Meyer. 3. FDG Distribution - A New Market Trend; S.R. Lindb?ck. 4. Status of Clinical PET in the USA and the Role and Activities of the Instlc{