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Positron-Emission Tomography

Known as: PT, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, Positron emission tomography (PET) 
A technique for measuring the gamma radiation produced by collisions of electrons and positrons (anti-electrons) within living tissue. In positron… 
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Review
2009
Review
2009
New response evaluation criteria in solid tumours: revised RECIST guideline (version 1.1).
Review
2002
Review
2002
Molecular imaging of cancer with positron emission tomography
  • S. Gambhir
  • Nature Reviews Cancer
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 136093076
The imaging of specific molecular targets that are associated with cancer should allow earlier diagnosis and better management of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Nonparametric permutation tests for functional neuroimaging: A primer with examples
Requiring only minimal assumptions for validity, nonparametric permutation testing provides a flexible and intuitive methodology… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Imaging proliferation in vivo with [F-18]FLT and positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is now regularly used in the diagnosis and staging of cancer. These uses and its ability to… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Positron-emission tomography
We review positron-emission tomography (PET), which has inherent advantages that avoid the shortcomings of other nuclear medicine… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Hemispheric encoding/retrieval asymmetry in episodic memory: positron emission tomography findings.
Data are reviewed from positron emission tomography studies of encoding and retrieval processes in episodic memory. These data… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Functional neuroanatomy of face and object processing. A positron emission tomography study.
Studies of brain-damaged patients have revealed the existence of a selective impairment of face processing, prosopagnosia… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Selective and divided attention during visual discriminations of shape, color, and speed: functional anatomy by positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) was used to identify the neural systems involved in discriminating the shape, color, and speed… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Positron emission tomographic studies of the cortical anatomy of single-word processing
The use of positron emission tomography to measure regional changes in average blood flow during processing of individual… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Positron emission tomography study of human brain functional development
From over 100 children studied with 2‐deoxy‐2{18F}fluoro‐D‐glucose and positron emission tomography we selected 29 children (aged… 
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