Radiologic clinics of North America
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Radiol. Clin. North Am. · Sep 1988
Review Comparative StudyNuclear medicine: SPECT comparisons to PET.
Early comparisons between PET and SPECT imaging of the brain, therefore, confirm that SPECT is capable of revealing information about regional brain function and metabolism at a much lower cost and degree of complexity. While PET will continue to play a leading role in research, SPECT imaging will increasingly be used clinically to evaluate functional disorders of the brain.
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Radiol. Clin. North Am. · Sep 1988
Magnetic resonance imaging of degenerative disk disease of the spine.
MRI has undergone an incredibly rapid evolution, and technical advances are continually occurring. MRI allows for high resolution imaging that can clearly demonstrate a variety of degenerative processes of the spine. High-resolution MRI that gives detailed anatomic information, coupled with the use of MR contrast agents, promises to change our diagnostic approach significantly for degenerative disk disease of the spine.