| Neuropet: Positron Emission Tomography in Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Herholz, K. (Author), Herscovitch, P. (Author), Heiss, W. -D (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540006915 ISBN-13: 9783540006916 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2004 Annotation: Neurological applications of PET include using it to identify Alzheimer's Disease, including differentiating between other forms of Dementia, to show causes of seizures that were otherwise unclear, and to diagnose psychiatric disorders like Schizophrenia. Although other books on PET may have a chapter or section on neurological applications, this is the only comprehensive and up-to-date book on neurological PET. It reviews PET in neuroscience with particular emphasis on findings that indicate its potential for improving diagnosis and treatment in neurology and psychiatry. Improving the transfer of the huge scientific developments in brain PET into clinical care will produce tangible human benefit. To this end, NeuroPET focuses on practical and potentially clinically relevant issues and identify solid ground as well as open questions. In addition, the book includes major chapters on the methodological background, including tracer physiology and kinetic modeling, and a comprehensive literature review. Included in this extremely useful package is a CD-ROM that features video clips and interactive navigation in 3D data sets that illustrate the information contained in PET images in major neurological diseases and its potential to improve diagnosis and neurosurgical planning in brain tumors.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine - Medical | Neuroscience - Medical | Neurology |
| Dewey: 616.804 |
| LCCN: 2004105242 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.64" W x 9.54" (1.58 lbs) 297 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Positron emission tomography (PET) provides unbiased in vivo measurement of local tracer activity at very high sensitivity. This is a unique property unmatched by other imaging modalities. When PETwas introduced into medicine more than 25years ago, the first organ of major interest was the brain. Since then, PET has flourished as an extremely powerful and versatile tool in scientific brain studies, whereas its use as a diagnostic tool in clinical neurology remains limited. This is in contrast to its use in otherapplications, particularlyoncology, where its value in clinical diagnosis is more widely appreciated. Wethink this situation is unfortu- nate, because PET can contribute more to clinical neurology and clinical neuro- science than is generally perceived today. Realization of its potential will require very close cooperation between PETexperts and clinicians and the integration of PET into clinical studies. Thus, in this book we review PETin neuroscience, with particular emphasis on findings that indicate its potential for improving diagno- sis and treatment in neurology and psychiatry. We want to improve the trans- ferability of the enormous scientific advances in brain PET into clinical care so as to produce tangible human benefit 1]. Wewish to guide both nuclear medicine specialists and also neurologists and psychiatrists in the use of PET. We there- fore focus on practical and potentially clinically relevant issues, identifying solid ground as well as open questions that require further research, and we see this targeted presentation as complementary to more general PET textbooks and reviews. |