Clinical efficacy of positron emission tomography

1. Brain

   1. Energy Metabolism and Neurotransmitter Function in Ageing and the Dementias

      • R. S. J. Frackowiak

      Pages 159-174

   2. PET in Dementia and Gliomas

      • P. Bustany, M. Moulin

      Pages 175-191

   3. Value of PET in the Clinical Evaluation of Dementias

      • M. Berger

      Pages 193-200

2. Brain

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201

      PDF

   2. Regional Brain Metabolism in Drugfree Schizophrenic Patients as Measured by Positron Emission Tomography

      • F.-A. Wiesel, G. Wik, I. Sjögren, G. Blomqvist, T. Greitz, S. Stone-Elander

      Pages 203-211

   3. PET-Determination of Central D1- and D2-Dopamine Receptor Occupancy in Neuroleptic Treated Schizophrenics

      • L. Farde, F. A. Wiesel, C. Halldin, G. Sedvall

      Pages 213-219

   4. Striatal Dopamine Receptors: Dose-Dependent Occupation by, and Rapid Washout of, Orally Given Neuroleptics in Humans

      • H. Cambon, J. C. Baron, J. P. Boulenger, C. Loc’h, E. Zarifian, B. Maziere

      Pages 221-231

   5. SUMMARY of Discussion on Brain II

      • L. Widén

      Pages 233-236

3. Heart

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

      PDF

   2. Application of Positron Emission Tomography to the Study of Ischemic Heart Disease

      • A. Maseri

      Pages 239-241

   3. PET in the Study of Angina Pectoris

      • P. Camici, L. Araujo

      Pages 243-251

   4. Investigation of Myocardial Receptors by PET in Heart Diseases

      • A. Syrota

      Pages 253-263

4. Heart

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265

      PDF

   2. Possible Clinical Efficacy of Positron Emission Tomography in Myocardial Infarction

      • B. Lösse

      Pages 267-272

   3. The Role of PET in the Characterization of Myocardial Necrosis: Clinical Problems Related to the Non-Q-Wave Infarction

      • O. Parodi

      Pages 273-277

   4. Investigation of Myocardial Viability After an Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Positron Emission Tomography

      • C. De Landsheere, D. Raets, L. Pierard, C. Lemaire, C. Berthe, G. Del Fiore et al.

      Pages 279-290

   5. PET in the Evaluation of Myocardial Infarction

      • H. Sochor, M. Schwaiger, R. Brunken

      Pages 291-296

   6. Application of PET to the Study of Heart Disease

      • B. Lösse

      Pages 297-298

   7. SUMMARY of Discussion on Heart

      • L. E. Feinendegen

      Pages 299-302

5. Lungs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303

      PDF

The series of workshops sponsored by the European Communities started with "Methodology of PET" at Hammersmith Hospital, London, in March 1984. This was followed by "Radiochemistry, Methodology and Standardization in PET" at the Service Hospitalier Frederic Joliot in Orsay, France, in March 1985. Both these meetings were, in the opinion of all participants, great successes, and it was agreed that such work­ shops should continue and be organized on the same basis. After these two workshops on the fundamentals of PET, time now is ripe to evaluate the clinical efficacy of PET investigations, and to discuss to what extend the information provided by this high technology and theoretical area has contributed to the understanding of disease mechanisms, leading to immediate clinical applications. As pointed out in the previous meetings, PET using short-lived radioisotopes produced in an on-line cyclotron is restricted to a few centers. Therefore, the topics studied so far were mainly of scientific interest and clinical problems were dealt with only marginally. Before this costly technique can be spread and new information made accessible to a broader clinical clientele, its clinical value must be demonstrat­ ed. So far, in the majority of studies, the central nervous system was the primary target organ, and PET has contributed a great deal to our understanding of brain physiology and pathology. Also on the heart, a substantial number of studies have been performed in various centers, but the application of PET to this organ is still somewhat limited.

• Public Health
• Tumor
• brain
• diseases
• heart
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• neoplasm
• neurology
• oncology
• positron emission tomography (PET)
• therapy
• tomography
• urology

`... an excellent review of a wide range of recent clinical research in PET. It will be a valuable addition to the libraries of nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and neurosurgeons who are interested in PET.'
American Journal of Roentgenology, December 1988.

• Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany

  W.-D. Heiss, G. Pawlik, K. Herholz, K. Wienhard

Policies and ethics