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Nuclear Neuroimaging in Child Psychiatry

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Neuroimaging in child psychiatry is a particularly fascinating area of research, but its development is hampered by the obvious ethical reason associated with submitting children to experimental studies involving ionizing radiation. The progress in nuclear imaging in child psychiatry is dependent on the progress accomplished in adults and the availability of specific treatments for specific disorders. A better understanding of neuroimaging findings in adult psychiatry and a proven impact of these findings on the well-being of the patients will constitute a driving force for conducting research in children.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, CHU Saint Pierre, Rue Haute 322, 1000, Brüssels, Belgium

    Amy Piepsz

  2. Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    Hamphrey Ham

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  1. Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    Andreas Otte  & Rudi A. Dierckx  & 

  2. University Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Gent, Belgium

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  3. Department of Medical Imaging Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium

    Kathelijne Peremans

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Piepsz, A., Ham, H. (2004). Nuclear Neuroimaging in Child Psychiatry. In: Otte, A., Audenaert, K., Peremans, K., van Heeringen, K., Dierckx, R.A. (eds) Nuclear Medicine in Psychiatry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18773-5_12

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