Regional Cerebral Blood Flow 1. An imaging procedure using 0-15 water to assess regional distribution of cerebral blood flow.   2. Indications   a. Stroke, tumor blood flow, arterio-venous malformations. b. Assessment of response to controlled brain activation or pharmacologic intervention.   3. Procedure   a. Consultation with Nuclear Medicine/P.E.T. staff is required. b. An l.V. line will be placed by P.E.T. center personnel. c. An arterial line will be placed by P.E.T. center personnel if a quantitative study is requested. d. Length of study is approximately 1-4 hours.   Other Studies Myocardial Metabolism Myocardial_Perfusion PET_Bone_Survey PET_Tumor_Survey Regional_Cerebral Metabolism

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