For the first time, scientists have used Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging to study brain inflammation following Zika virus infection in mice, according to a study recently published online in
the journal Molecular Imaging and Biology.
Not exact matches
The new study — published October 18, 2016 in the
journal Molecular Psychiatry — combined genetic analysis of more than 9,000 human psychiatric patients with brain
imaging, electrophysiology, and pharmacological experiments in mutant mice to suggest that mutations in the gene DIXDC1 may act as a general risk factor for psychiatric disease by interfering with the way the brain regulates connections between neurons.
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SNMMI's 18,000 members set the standard for
molecular imaging and nuclear medicine practice by creating guidelines, sharing information through
journals and meetings and leading advocacy on key issues that affect
molecular imaging and therapy research and practice.
He is a Fellow and Gold Medal awardee of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology Research, and has published over 200 peer - reviewed articles and 40 book chapters, and serves on the editorial boards of Radiology, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Contrast Media and
Molecular Imaging,
Molecular Imaging, and the
Journal of Magnetic Resonance
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