title: SPECT and PET imaging of brain tumors.
abstract: The unique capacity of measuring or visualizing intracellular biochemical processes allows nuclear medicine techniques to determine functional and metabolic activities of various disorders. This article describes the critical role of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of brain tumors beyond what can be achieved by anatomic methods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hustinx
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alavi
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011849:Radioactive Tracers; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011849:Radioactive Tracers; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals