Molecular Imaging in the Clinical Neurosciences

From the book reviews: "Written and edited by leaders in the field, it is a welcome addition to the literature. ... This is an outstanding new book covering an important field of physiological brain imaging in neuroscience. Practicing psychiatrists, neurologists, and trainees in these fields who want to keep abreast of the cutting edge of their field should read this informative book." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2012)

• Instrumentation and Physical Principles.- Molecular Neuroscience and the Quantification of Brain Dynamics.- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry.- Introduction to the Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow.- The Assay of Enzyme Activity by Positron Emission Tomography.- Molecular Imaging Studies of Second Messenger Pathways: Looking Deeper than the Membrane.- Quantification of Neuroreceptors and Neurotransporters.- Measuring Dopamine Synaptic Transmission with Molecular Imaging and Pharmacological Challenges: The State of the Art.- Small Animal Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET).- Emission Imaging in Dementia.- Neurochemical Imaging of Addictive Disorders.- Molecular Imaging of Mood Disorders.- Molecular Imaging in Schizophrenia.- Imaging the Pathophysiology of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease.- Molecular Imaging of Brain Tumors.- Molecular Imaging in Parkinson’s Disease.- Epilepsy.