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AIDS: Treatment: AZT: PET Scan

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Title: AIDS: Treatment: AZT: PET Scan
Description: PET scan on an 11-year-old boy with hemophilia and AIDS. Before treatment subject was confused and somnolent. These symptoms were resolved with AZT therapy. The increase in green and red areas after treatment denotes a rise in glucose metabolism, indicating an improvement in brain function.
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Topics/Categories: AIDS -- Treatment
Type: Color Slide
Source: National Cancer Institute
Author: Unknown photographer/artist
AV Number: AV-8810-3956
Date Created: October 1988
Date Added: 1/1/2001
Reuse Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and/or author listed above.

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