Positron Emission Tomography of the Brain

Principles.- Biochemical Principles for the Measurement of Metabolic Rates in Vivo.- Experimental Application of Triple-Labeled Quantitative Autoradiography for Measurement of Cerebral Blood Flow, Glucose Metabolism and Protein Biosynthesis.- Methodology.- New Design Concepts for Quantitive Positron Emission Computed Tomography of the Brain.- Design Characteristics of a Multiring Positron Camera System for Emission Tomography of the Brain.- Design Concepts and Performances of HEADTOME, a Multiring Hybrid Emission Tomograph for the Brain.- Radiochemicals.- Labeled Compounds for Positron Emission Tomography.- Biochemical Parameters in Radiopharmaceutical Design.- Cerebral Blood Flow.- Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement and Dynamic Positron Emission Tomography.- The Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Man Using an in Vivo Autoradiographic Technique and Positron Emission Tomography.- Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement with Fluoromethane and Positron Tomography.- A Method for Local Evaluation of the Volume of Rapidly Exchangeable Water in the Human Brain.- Oxygen Consumption.- Measurement of Regional Cerebral Oxygen Consumption and Blood Flow in Man.- Clinical Application of Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Utilization by Positron Emission Tomography.- Positron Emission Tomography of Stroke Patients.- Local Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Consumption in Evolving Irreversible Ischemic Infarction.- Glucose Metabolism.- Mapping Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in Normal Aging and in Cerebrovascular, Degenerative, and Epileptic Disorders.- Human Sensory Stimulation and Deprivation as Demonstrated by Positron Computed Tomography.- Measurement of Local Cerebral Glucose Metabolism: Application to the Study of Stroke.- Remote FunctionalDepression of Glucose Metabolism in Stroke and its Alteration by Activating Drugs.- Regional Perfusion and Glucose Uptake Determination with 11C-Methyl-Glucose and Dynamic Positron Emission Tomography.- Glycolytic Rate and Histologic Grade of Human Cerebral Gliomas: A Study with [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose and Positron Emission Tomography.- Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Brain Energy Metabolism in Schizophrenia.- Regional Correlations in Patterns of Glucose Use in Patients with Schizophrenia and Normal Subjects During Mild Pain Stimulation.- Evaluation of Regional Glucose Metabolism with Positron Emission Tomography in Normal and Psychiatric Populations.- Protein Synthesis and Receptor Studies.- Local Brain Protein Metabolism in Dementia and Schizophrenia: In Vivo Studies with 11C-L-Methionine and Positron Emission Tomography.- Brain Regional Pharmacokinetics of 11C-Labeled Diphenylhydantoin and Pimozide in Man.- Mini-Papers.- Potential Bromine-75-Labeled Brain Radiopharmaceuticals.- Biochemical Prerequisites for Measurement of Protein Synthesis.- Discrepancy Between Glucose Availability and Calculated Glucose Consumption During Acute Brain Ischemia.- The Relationship of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow, Oxygen Metabolism and Glucose Metabolism Following Acute Stroke.