Study of Cerebral Function with Positron Computed Tomography

Abbreviations: ACD, Annihilation coincidence detection; BGO, bismuth germanate; CBF, cerebral blood flow; CBV, cerebral blood volume; CMG, 3-(11C)-methyl-D-glucose; CMRGlc, cerebral metabolic rate for glucose; CMR02, cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen; CsF, cesium fluoride; CT, computed tomography; DG, deoxyglucose; FDG, 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose; LC, lumped constant; OEF, oxygen extraction fraction; PCT, positron computed tomography; PETT, positron emission transaxial tomography; PT, physiological tomography.

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