PET-CT in brain disorders: The South African context
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | PET-CT in brain disorders: The South African context | |
| Creator | Doruyter, Alexander G.G. Parkes, Jeannette Carr, Jonathan Warwick, James M. | |
| Description | 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. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-11-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2201 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 25, No 1 (2021); 9 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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