Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a technique for physiological imaging of the brain, which employs the physical properties of radioactive atoms that decay by emission of positrons, negatively charged electrons. A PET scanner produces an image representing regional radioactivity within the scanner. Positron-emitting radionuclides such as 15O, 11C, and 18F can be used to label a wide variety of molecules, thus providing PET with the capability to measure a wide variety of biological processes in vivo in the human brain.
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Powers, W. J. (2014). Positron Emission Tomography (PET). In Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (pp. 949–952). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00203-7
Powers, W. J. “Positron Emission Tomography (PET).” In Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 949–52, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00203-7.
Powers WJ. Positron Emission Tomography (PET). In: Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. 2014. p. 949–52.
Powers, W. J. “Positron Emission Tomography (PET).” Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2014, pp. 949–52. Scopus, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00203-7.
Powers WJ. Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. 2014. p. 949–952.