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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Doruyter, Alexander G.G
• Parkes, Jeannette
• Carr, Jonathan
• Warwick, James M

Titel

PET-CT in brain disorders: The South African context

Ist Teil von

• SA journal of radiology, 2021, Vol.25 (1), p.2201-2201

Ort / Verlag

Cresta: African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Positron emission tomography combined with X-ray computed tomography (PET-CT) has an established role in the management of brain disorders, but may be underutilised in South Africa. Possible barriers to access include the limited number of PET-CT facilities and the lack of contemporary guidelines for the use of brain PET-CT in South Africa. The current review aims to highlight the evidence-based usage of brain Positron emission tomography (PET) in dementia, movement disorders, brain tumours, epilepsy, neuropsychiatric lupus, immune-mediated encephalitides, and brain infections. While being areas of research, there is currently no clinical role for the use of PET-CT in traumatic brain injury or in psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders. Strategies to expand the appropriate use of PET-CT in brain disorders are discussed in this article.