The link between depression and the immune system has been shown using positron emission tomography using a tracer for the translocator protein (TSPO) showing increased immune activation in the brains of patients with major depressive disorder compared with control subjects. (faith.org.uk)
Dumit explores the development of positron emission tomography scans and the effects these images have had on how we think about our minds. (science.sciencemag.org)
Results of this research showed that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), which image physiological functions of the body such as peptide receptor activity, led to dramatically altered dosimetry in all participating patients. (sciencedaily.com)