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Single photon emission tomography in dementia
Author(s) -
Beats Barbara,
Burns Alistair,
Levy Raymond
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930060203
Subject(s) - dementia , positron emission tomography , cerebral blood flow , single photon emission computed tomography , emission computed tomography , medicine , tomography , nuclear medicine , medical physics , radiology , pathology , disease
Single photon emission tomography (SPET) is a technique which allows simple non‐invasive measures of cerebral blood flow and indirectlymetabolism. It has considerablepotential as a tool for the differential diagnosis ofdementia. A review is presented tracing the development and current applications of the technique and the practical implications of its use.