Opioid Imaging.
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چکیده
Many breakthrough scientific discoveries have been made using opioid imaging. Developments include the application of ever higher resolution whole-brain positron emission tomography (PET) scanners, the availability of several radioligands, the combination of PET with advanced structural imaging, advances in modeling macroparameters of PET ligand binding, and large-scale statistical analysis of imaging datasets. Suitable single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) tracers are lacking, but with the increase in the number of available PET (or PET/CT) cameras and cyclotrons thanks to the clinical successes of PET in oncology, PET may become widespread enough to overcome this. In the coming decade, there should be a more widespread application of the available techniques to patients and an impact in clinical medicine.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- PET clinics
دوره 2 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006