title: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT): Clinical Applications.
abstract: Positron emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography are nuclear imaging modalities that excel in depicting the biological function of tissue. Unlike structural imaging methods, they provide functional diagnostic information about brain neoplasms, stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, cortical visual loss, and migraine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Center for the Study of Learning, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, USA. blakep@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: VanMeter
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D001931:Brain Mapping; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology