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Article

PET-CT in Neuroradiology

by
Karl-Olof Lövblad
1,*,
Laurie Bouchez
1,2,
Stephen Altrichter
1,
Osman Ratib
3,
Habib Zaidi
3 and
Maria Isabel Vargas
1
1
Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences, Geneva University Hospitals, 4 Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
2
Division of Radiology, Diagnostic Department, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
3
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Transl. Neurosci. 2019, 3(2), 13; https://doi.org/10.1177/2514183x19868147
Submission received: 11 March 2019 / Accepted: 17 July 2019 / Published: 14 August 2019

Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) has a long history in the assessment of brain physiology and pathology; however, its initial use was limited to more academic and scientific settings. This changed radically with the clinical introduction of PET–computed tomography (PET-CT). PET-CT has become an integral part of the radiological armamentarium, especially in the assessment of patients with oncological or cardiovascular disorders. It has until now not found a clear role in neuroradiology. Indeed, magnetic resonance techniques have proven superior for the investigation of brain tumors and inflammatory diseases. However, some newer applications are emerging that can re-center PET-CT clearly in the neuroradiological world such as the investigation of vascular diseases.
Keywords: PET-CT; oncologic imaging; vascular imaging; inflammatory lesions PET-CT; oncologic imaging; vascular imaging; inflammatory lesions

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Lövblad, K.-O.; Bouchez, L.; Altrichter, S.; Ratib, O.; Zaidi, H.; Vargas, M.I. PET-CT in Neuroradiology. Clin. Transl. Neurosci. 2019, 3, 13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2514183x19868147

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Lövblad K-O, Bouchez L, Altrichter S, Ratib O, Zaidi H, Vargas MI. PET-CT in Neuroradiology. Clinical and Translational Neuroscience. 2019; 3(2):13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2514183x19868147

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Lövblad, Karl-Olof, Laurie Bouchez, Stephen Altrichter, Osman Ratib, Habib Zaidi, and Maria Isabel Vargas. 2019. "PET-CT in Neuroradiology" Clinical and Translational Neuroscience 3, no. 2: 13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2514183x19868147

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