Positron emission tomography--a new approach to brain chemistry. Council on Scientific Affairs. Report of the Positron Emission Tomography Panel
Positron emission tomography permits examination of the chemistry of the
brain in living human beings. Until recently, positron emission tomography
had been considered a research tool, but it is rapidly moving into clinical
practice. This report describes the uses and applications of positron
emission tomography in examinations of patients with strokes, epilepsy,
malignancies, dementias, and schizophrenia and in basic studies of synaptic
neurotransmission.