Positron emission tomography in neurological and psychiatric disorders
Positron emission tomography (PET) has been widely used in the study of neurological and psychiatric disorders. It has been used most extensively in research to determine pathophysiology as well as prognostic and diagnostic information and response to various interventions in different disorders. PET imaging has also been used in the clinical setting, although its use has been primarily to help differentiate or diagnose specific disorders. With the continued development of a large array of radiopharmaceuticals that can evaluate all the components of different neurotransmitter systems (such as serotonin and dopamine), PET imaging will continue to play a key role in research and clinical applications for neurological and psychiatric disorders.  2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 22, 217, 2012
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