Study of cerebral function with positron computed tomography.

Introduction, 113 Historical Development of Positron Computed Tomography, 114 Labeled Compounds, 117 Tracer Kinetic Models, 117 Some Desirable Features for Modeling and Estimations of Rates of Transport, Metabolism, and Synthesis, 119 Cerebral Blood Flow, 121 Clearance Technique, 121 Continuous Inhalation Technique, 124 Microsphere or Tissue Trapping Model, 126 Cerebral Blood Volume, 127 Transport and Metabolism, 128 Glucose Metabolism, 128 Deoxyglucose Model, 128 Glucose Model, 130 Membrane Transport for Glucose, 131 Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism, 131 Protein Synthesis, 132 Applications of Cerebral Positron Computed Tomography, 133