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Use of positron emission tomography to study cocaine in the human brain

N D Volkow et al. NIDA Res Monogr. 1991.

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It is feasible to directly image and measure the concentration of different drugs of abuse and their consequences on regional brain function and neurotransmitter activity with PET. Although PET is a relatively new technique, it already is proving to be useful in disclosing the mechanisms of toxicity reinforcement and addition of drugs of abuse.

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