Brain - Radionuclide imaging
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Subcortical vascular versus amnestic mild cognitive impairment: comparison of cerebral glucose metabolism.

Nov 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Most studies on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have been focused on amnestic MCI (aMCI) that is the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In contrast, only a few studies have involved patients in the preclinical ... Read more...

Relationships between biomarkers in aging and dementia.

11 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: PET imaging using [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and [(11)C]Pittsburgh compound B (PIB) have been proposed as biomarkers of Alzheimer disease (AD), as have CSF measures of the 42 amino acid beta-amyloid protein (Abeta(1-42)) and total ... Read more...

Evaluation of spirocyclic 3-(3-fluoropropyl)-2-benzofurans as sigma1 receptor ligands for neuroimaging with positron emission tomography.

6 Oct 2009 A series of various N-substituted 3-(3-fluoropropyl)-3H-spiro[[2]benzofuran-1,4'-piperidines] (7) has been synthesized. In receptor binding studies, the N-benzyl derivative 7a (WMS-1813) revealed extraordinarily high sigma(1) receptor affinity (K(i) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain - Radionuclide imaging'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Subcortical vascular versus amnestic mild cognitive impairment: comparison of cerebral glucose metabolism. Nov 2009
• Relationships between biomarkers in aging and dementia. 11 Oct 2009
• Evaluation of spirocyclic 3-(3-fluoropropyl)-2-benzofurans as sigma1 receptor ligands for neuroimaging with positron emission tomography. 6 Oct 2009
• SPG15 is the second most common cause of hereditary spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum. 4 Oct 2009
• Stroke incidentally identified using improved positron emission tomography for microglial activation. 29 Sep 2009
• In vitro autoradiography and in vivo evaluation in cynomolgus monkey of [18F]FE-PE2I, a new dopamine transporter PET radioligand. 29 Sep 2009
• Positron emission tomography measures of endogenous opioid neurotransmission and impulsiveness traits in humans. 29 Sep 2009
• Neuroimaging placebo effects: new tools generate new questions. 29 Sep 2009
• Abstracts from the XXIVth International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism and the IXth International Conference on Quantification of Brain Function with PET. Chicago, Illinois, USA. June 29-July 3, 2009. 29 Sep 2009
• Stroke and dementia. 29 Sep 2009
• Synthesis and evaluation of a full-agonist orvinol for PET-imaging of opioid receptors: [11C]PEO. 22 Sep 2009
• SPECT/CT fusion imaging in radionuclide cisternography for localization of liquor leakage sites. 22 Sep 2009
• Isn't amyloid more than just a marker for Alzheimer disease? 7 Sep 2009
• Evaluating dopamine reward pathway in ADHD: clinical implications. 7 Sep 2009
• Follow-up of [11C]PIB uptake and brain volume in patients with Alzheimer disease and controls. 31 Aug 2009
• Optimization of the parameters of a method for computer-aided detection of perfusion deficiencies in brain images. 30 Aug 2009
• Presurgical (99m)Tc-sestamibi brain SPET/CT versus SPET: a comparison with MRI and histological data in 33 patients with brain tumours. 30 Aug 2009
• Pheromone signal transduction in humans: what can be learned from olfactory loss. 30 Aug 2009
• Functional brain areas associated with manipulation of a prehensile tool: a PET study. 30 Aug 2009
• Coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of neuroimaging data: a random-effects approach based on empirical estimates of spatial uncertainty. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Brain'

Definition: The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.

Descriptor UI: D001921

Alternative terms: Brain; Brains; Encephalon; Encephalons;

Related Mesh Headings: Cerebral Decortication; Psychosurgery;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; ultrastructure; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211;

Online Note: pre-explosion = BRAIN (PX)

History Note: /enzymology was BRAIN ENZYMOLOGY 1964-65; /physiology was BRAIN PHYSIOLOGY 1965; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY was heading 1964-65

Technical Notes: general; /blood supply: consider also CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; CRANIAL SINUSES; /cytol: do not routinely convert to NEURONS; /surg: consider specific neurosurgical procedures in Category E4; inflammation = ENCEPHALITIS & its specifics; infarct = CEREBRAL INFARCTION; malacia = ENCEPHALOMALACIA; brain-isolated, encéphale isolé, cerveau isolé: index DECEREBRATE STATE