title: Basics and recommendations for brain SPECT. Task Group "Neurology" of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine.
abstract: In this article guidelines for single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) of the brain are presented by the Task Group "Neurology" of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). Under separate headings are discussed: the pathophysiologic principles of various brain diseases, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of various radiopharmaceuticals, physical principles of SPECT imaging, computerized data processing, clinical protocols and the evaluation of SPECT results.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Vehoeff
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Buell
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lottes
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Podreka
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schober
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: van Royen
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon