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Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement with Positron Emission Tomography

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Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care Medicine ((UICMSOFT,volume 37))

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Measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) has provided much valuable information about normal physiology and disease-induced pathophysiology. A variety of techniques currently are available to measure quantitative regional CBF in the living human brain. Among these, positron emission tomography (PET) has both distinct advantages and disadvantages. PET can provide accurate quantitative regional measurements of CBF with excellent reproducibility, but spatial resolution is somewhat limited. The real advantage of PET over other techniques, however, stems from its capacity to provide measurements of metabolism as well. This combination has been especially useful for the study of ischemia, providing new insights into the role of ischemia in various disease states.

This research was supported by USPHS grants NS39529, NS35966, NS28947, NS06833 and The Lillian Strauss Fund of the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis

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Powers, W.J. (2003). Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement with Positron Emission Tomography. In: Cerebral Blood Flow. Update in Intensive Care Medicine, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56036-1_16

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