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  • Title: [SPECT and PET in neurobiology].
    Author: Paulson OB, Lassen NA.
    Journal: Nord Med; 1997 Dec; 112(10):356-60. PubMed ID: 9441274.
    Abstract:
    PET (positron emission tomography) and SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) are isotopic methods in which the distribution is registered of radiolabelled tracers given in such small amounts that they are without effect on the organism or the organism's disposal of them. Thus, a series of important biological processes in the intact organism can be studied. The methods have been used in many disciplines but in particular for neurobiological research on the brain--e.g., the brain's regional blood circulation and mapping of the brain's functional structure. The methods have also been used in the investigation of glucose and amino acid metabolism in the brain and receptor conditions.
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