Brain metabolism and related connectivity in patients with acrophobia treated by virtual reality therapy: an 18F-FDG PET pilot study sensitized by virtual exposure.

Antoine VergerEric MalbosEmmanuelle ReynaudPierre MalletDaniel MestreJean-Marie PergandiStéphanie KhalfaEric Guedj

Published in: EJNMMI research (2018)

This study highlights the exciting opportunity to use brain PET imaging to investigate metabolism during virtual exposure and reports the involvement of the visual-motor control system in the treatment of acrophobia by VRET.

Keyphrases

pet imaging
resting state
virtual reality
white matter
functional connectivity
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
cerebral ischemia
combination therapy
bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells
subarachnoid hemorrhage
blood brain barrier