Functional and Molecular Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
update:2020/06/16
- Features and Uniqueness
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- Using positron emission tomography (PET), we can measure the regional metabolism, perfusion and signal transmission between neurotransmitters and receptors in various organ systems of living humans and animals, such as the brain and heart. Recent technical developments have shown that the mind, or at least some parts of it, can be demonstrated by "imaging".
- Practical Application
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Our group has had considerable achievements in clinical research on drug effects and side effects, elucidation of underlying mechanism of alternative and complementary therapies, as well as exercise physiology.
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Researchers
Research Center for Accelerator and Radioisotope Science
Manabu Tashiro, Professor
doctor of medical sciences