Published March 1996 | Version v1
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The development of in vivo tracer methods to obtain new information about human disease: a study of the hallucinating brain

Creators

  • 1. Cyclotron Unit, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Box 171, 825 East 68th St., New York, NY 10021 (United States)
  • 3. Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, The New York Hospital -Cornell Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Box 171, 825 East 68th St., New York, NY 10021 (United States)

Description

An outline is provided of the development of methodological strategies to address the question of focal cerebral activation during hallucinations in schizophrenic patients. In so doing, the innovation and diligence required to tailor in vivo tracer procedures to specific clinical research issues are highlighted. Attention is drawn to the complexity of methodological advances and the way in which they are based upon close scientific and technical collaboration between clinical scientists, and non-clinical scientists and research support staff. (orig.). With 1 fig

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 332-335.
ISSN
0340-6997
CODEN
EJNMD9

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
27040972
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BRAIN; DYNAMIC FUNCTION STUDIES; IN VIVO; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGY; TRACER TECHNIQUES
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; MAMMALS; MEDICINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ORGANS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES