Positron-Emission Tomography
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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...

Micro-positron emission tomography in the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi-induced heart disease: Comparison with other modalities.

30 Oct 2009 Noninvasive assessment of cardiac structure and function is essential to understand the natural course of murine infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and echocardiography have been used to monitor anatomy and function; ... Read more...

Ex vivo [11C]-(+)-PHNO binding is unchanged in animal models displaying increased high-affinity states of the D2 receptor in vitro.

30 Oct 2009 Dopamine (DA) D2 receptor supersensitivity has been linked to an increase in the density of the D2 high-affinity state as measured in vitro. The two- affinity-state model of the D2 receptor predicts that the ex vivo specific binding of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Positron-Emission Tomography'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Subcortical vascular versus amnestic mild cognitive impairment: comparison of cerebral glucose metabolism. Nov 2009
• Micro-positron emission tomography in the evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi-induced heart disease: Comparison with other modalities. 30 Oct 2009
• Ex vivo [11C]-(+)-PHNO binding is unchanged in animal models displaying increased high-affinity states of the D2 receptor in vitro. 30 Oct 2009
• Evaluation of N-benzyl-N-[11C]methyl-2- (7-methyl-8-oxo-2-phenyl-7,8-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)acetamide ([11C]DAC) as a novel translocator protein (18 kDa) radioligand in kainic acid-lesioned rat. 30 Oct 2009
• Prognostic importance of standardized uptake value on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in biliary tract carcinoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Bone marrow involvement in Q fever--detection by fluorine-18-labelled fluorodeoxyglucose PET. 30 Oct 2009
• Tracking cell fate with noninvasive imaging. 18 Oct 2009
• Noninvasive quantification and optimization of acute cell retention by in vivo positron emission tomography after intramyocardial cardiac-derived stem cell delivery. 18 Oct 2009
• Alzheimer's biomarker initiative hits its stride. 14 Oct 2009
• Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
• Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
• Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
• Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
• Lung-cancer staging with PET-CT. 13 Oct 2009
• Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy with BF2-chelated Tetraaryl-Azadipyrromethene agents: a multi-modality molecular imaging approach to therapeutic assessment. 11 Oct 2009
• Relationships between biomarkers in aging and dementia. 11 Oct 2009
• Altered myocardial substrate metabolism and decreased diastolic function in nonischemic human diabetic cardiomyopathy: studies with cardiac positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. 11 Oct 2009
• Major depression and coronary flow reserve detected by positron emission tomography. 10 Oct 2009
• Evaluation of spirocyclic 3-(3-fluoropropyl)-2-benzofurans as sigma1 receptor ligands for neuroimaging with positron emission tomography. 6 Oct 2009
• A modular platform for the rapid site-specific radiolabeling of proteins with 18F exemplified by quantitative positron emission tomography of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. 6 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Positron-Emission Tomography'

Definition: An imaging technique using compounds labelled with short-lived positron-emitting radionuclides (such as carbon-11, nitrogen-13, oxygen-15 and fluorine-18) to measure cell metabolism. It has been useful in study of soft tissues such as CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and brain. SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY is closely related to positron emission tomography, but uses isotopes with longer half-lives and resolution is lower.

Descriptor UI: D049268

Alternative terms: Positron-Emission Tomography; Positron Emission Tomography; PET Scan; PET Scans; Scan, PET; Scans, PET; Tomography, Positron-Emission; Tomography, Positron Emission;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.350.350.800.700; E01.370.350.600.350.800.399; E01.370.350.710.800.399; E01.370.350.825.800.399; E01.370.384.730.800.399;

History Note: 2005; use TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED 1979-2004