In-vivo human brain molecular imaging with a brain-dedicated PET/MRI system

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-79

  Cho, Zang Hee ^a   Son, Young Don ^a   Choi, Eun Jung ^a   Kim, Hang Keun ^a   Kim, Jeong Hee ^a   Lee, Sang Yoon ^a   Ogawa, Seiji ^a   Kim, Young Bo ^a  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain PET MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging; PET MRI molecular fusion imaging; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 4 (2 DIMETHYLAMINOMETHYLPHENYLSULFANYL)BENZONITRILE; 3-AMINO-4-(2-DIMETHYLAMINOMETHYLPHENYLSULFANYL)BENZONITRILE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SULFIDE;

BRAIN DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BRAIN DISEASES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SULFIDES;

EID: 84874117316     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-012-0329-4     Document Type: Review

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