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3D neuroimaging; Endogenous neurotransmitter release measure; Functional neuroimaging; PET-computed tomography, PET-CT; PET-magnetic resonance, PET-MR; Positron emission tomography, PET; Protein density measurement; Synaptic dopamine release evaluation
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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that allows the exploration of brain and body metabolic processes. The technique is based on the administration of a biologically active molecule labeled with a radioactive isotope (tracer). The signal produced by the tracer agent is detected by a gamma camera and reconstructed to generate a 3D image. In order to improve anatomical localization, PET imaging is usually associated to the acquisition, during the same session, of a morphological scan (positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), or, more recently, positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance (PET-MR) (Aiello et al. 2016).
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Inglese, M., Petracca, M. (2018). PET Imaging. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_9080
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