Optimization of noninvasive activation studies with 15O-water and three-dimensional positron emission tomography

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 732-739

  Sadato, Norihiro ^a,d   Carson, Richard E ^b   Daube Witherspoon, Margaret E ^b   Campbell, Gregory ^c   Hallett, Mark ^a   Herscovitch, Peter ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^e PET Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation study; Optimum dose; Positron emission tomography; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

WATER O 15;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030869908     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199707000-00002     Document Type: Review

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