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Tarun Singhal1, Abass Alavi2, Chun K Kim1
1Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract:
Several PET radiopharmaceuticals beyond FDG have been used to study the physiology and pathophysiology in neurosciences. This article provides a broad overview of some of the commonly studied radiopharmaceuticals for PET imaging in selected neurologic conditions, particularly attempting to study their clinical relevance. Future studies on the use of advanced PET imaging in delineating neural pathophysiology, drug development, and altering patient management and outcomes across the disciplines of neurosciences are needed.
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