PET Imaging of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor Standard Uptake Value Increases After Controlled Cortical Impact, a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury.
Abstract:Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) disrupts the complex arrangement of neuronal and glial cells. As a result of TBI there is activation of microglia. Activated microglia after injury can be measured in vivo by using positron emission topography (PET) ligand peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR28) and their phenotypes (activated vs resting) can be assessed (ex vivo) using morphology. This study aims to utilize in vivo (PET) and ex vivo (morphology) to assess the changes in microglia after a controlled … Show more
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