Conveners
Brain Session and Head and Neck Session: degenerative diseases and mental disorders
- Vesna Sossi
Brain Session and Head and Neck Session
- Vesna Sossi
Andrea Varrone
(Karolinska Stoccolma)
06/09/2014, 08:15
Introduction
Molecular imaging of the brain using nuclear medicine techniques such as single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) has developed rapidly over the last decade, due to major advancements in radioligand development and imaging systems. This development has been particularly important in the context of neurodegenerative disorders. Advancement...
Antonio J. Gonzales Martinez
(I3M)
06/09/2014, 08:55
The aim of this contribution is to show the need for dedicated Brain PET imagers in the clinical practice. A review of former designs of such system will be shown, as well as new developed ideas# and running projects. Dedicated Brain PET could be used as a standalone solution but also combined with other imaging techniques such as MRI. Novel ideas from Majewski’s group to use a Flexible PET...
Jacopo Galli
(Universita' Cattolica)
06/09/2014, 09:35
