About: Abass Alavi

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Abass Alavi (Persian: عباس علوی) is an Iranian-American physician-scientist specializing in the field of molecular imaging, most notably in the imaging modality of positron emission tomography (PET). In August 1976, he was part of the team that performed the first human PET studies of the brain and whole body using the radiotracer [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Alavi holds the position of Professor of Radiology and Neurology, as well as Director of Research Education in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Over a career spanning five decades, he has amassed over 2,300 publications and 60,000 citations, earning an h-index of 125 and placing his publication record in the top percentile of scientists.

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  • Abass Alavi (Persian: عباس علوی) is an Iranian-American physician-scientist specializing in the field of molecular imaging, most notably in the imaging modality of positron emission tomography (PET). In August 1976, he was part of the team that performed the first human PET studies of the brain and whole body using the radiotracer [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Alavi holds the position of Professor of Radiology and Neurology, as well as Director of Research Education in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Over a career spanning five decades, he has amassed over 2,300 publications and 60,000 citations, earning an h-index of 125 and placing his publication record in the top percentile of scientists. (en)
  • Abass Alavi (persisch عباس علوی, * 1938 in Tabriz) ist ein iranisch-US-amerikanischer Neurologe und Radiologe und Hochschullehrer an der University of Pennsylvania. 1976 erstellte er die erste Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie-Aufnahme des menschlichen Gehirns. (de)
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  • عباس علوی (fa)
  • عباس علوی (fa)
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  • Tabriz, Iran (en)
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  • Abass Alavi (en)
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  • Abass Alavi (Persian: عباس علوی) is an Iranian-American physician-scientist specializing in the field of molecular imaging, most notably in the imaging modality of positron emission tomography (PET). In August 1976, he was part of the team that performed the first human PET studies of the brain and whole body using the radiotracer [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Alavi holds the position of Professor of Radiology and Neurology, as well as Director of Research Education in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Over a career spanning five decades, he has amassed over 2,300 publications and 60,000 citations, earning an h-index of 125 and placing his publication record in the top percentile of scientists. (en)
  • Abass Alavi (persisch عباس علوی, * 1938 in Tabriz) ist ein iranisch-US-amerikanischer Neurologe und Radiologe und Hochschullehrer an der University of Pennsylvania. 1976 erstellte er die erste Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie-Aufnahme des menschlichen Gehirns. (de)
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  • Abass Alavi (en)
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