History of brain imaging in psychiatry
D.H. Ingvar
Bok Engelsk 1997
| Utgitt | 1997
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| Omfang | Side 66- 72
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| Opplysninger | This is a brief history of the use of brain imaging inneuropsychology and psychiatry. There are two main parts. The firstconcerns brain imaging using regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF)measurements with xenon clearance. The 2-dimensional rCBF techniqueshave been used since 1961. The second concerns application of PETtechniques starting in the early 80s. Brain imaging has yielded newinformation on consciousness, cortical localization, language,emotions and will. In psychiatry, brain imaging has revealed regionalcerebral abnormalities in schizophrenia, affective disorders, DAMP,as well as following alcohol intake.
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