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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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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyNeuroimagingSYSTEM, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED, EMISSIONnursing therapy

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
[18F]MK-9470, a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for in vivo human PET brain imaging of the cannabinoid-1 receptor
[18F]MK-9470 is a selective, high-affinity, inverse agonist (human IC50, 0.7 nM) for the cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) that has… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Prospective multicenter study of axillary nodal staging by positron emission tomography in breast cancer: a report of the staging breast cancer with PET Study Group.
PURPOSE To determine the accuracy of positron emission tomography with fluorine-18-labeled 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG-PET… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Lymph node staging by positron emission tomography in patients with carcinoma of the cervix.
PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the results of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) with… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Use of positron emission tomography in animal research.
Among the several imaging technologies applied to in vivo studies of research animals, positron emission tomography (PET) is a… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Prognostic value of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic scanning in patients with thyroid cancer.
Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer lesions often lose the ability to concentrate radioactive [131I]iodine (RAI) and exhibit… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Calculation of positron range and its effect on the fundamental limit of positron emission tomography system spatial resolution.
Developments in positron emission tomography (PET) technology have resulted in systems with finer detector elements designed to… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Illusory Arm Movements Activate Cortical Motor Areas: A Positron Emission Tomography Study
Vibration at ∼70 Hz on the biceps tendon elicits a vivid illusory arm extension. Nobody has examined which areas in the brain are… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cerebral structures participating in motor preparation in humans: a positron emission tomography study.
1. Using positron emission tomography and measurement of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) as an index of cerebral activity we… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cortical areas and the selection of movement: a study with positron emission tomography
SummaryRegional cerebral blood flow was measured in normal subjects with positron emission tomography (PET) while they performed… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Regional Cerebral Metabolic Alterations in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type: Positron Emission Tomography with [1818] Fluorodeoxyglucose
Alzheimer disease is the most common cause of dementia in adults. Despite recent advances in our understanding of its anatomy and… 
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