Published March 1986 | Version v1
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Positron emission tomography

Creators

  • 1. National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD

Description

PET is a unique tool for the direct in vivo evaluation of physiologic processes within discrete areas of the brain. Thus far, its application to the study of schizophrenia has served to confirm the subtleties of this illness. However, PET does promise to increase our knowledge of the neurochemical anatomy of the normal and abnormal mind with respect to goal-directed behavior.22 references

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Psychiatr. Clin. North Am.
Journal Issue
no.1
Series
Psychiatr. Clin. North Am.
CODEN
PCAMD

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17072906
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPES
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY