Semiquantitative Analysis of Dopamine Transporter Scans in Patients With Parkinson Disease
Tinaz S, Chow C, Kuo PH, Krupinski EA, Blumenfeld H, Louis ED, Zubal G. Semiquantitative Analysis of Dopamine Transporter Scans in Patients With Parkinson Disease. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2018, 43: e1-e7. PMID: 29112012, PMCID: PMC7257254, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleParkinson DiseaseROC CurveTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsStriatal binding ratiosDAT scanParkinson's diseaseParkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) databaseDopamine transporter imagingDopamine transporter scanAdjunct diagnostic toolBinding ratioOutpatient cohortPPMI cohortTransporter imagingParkinsonian disordersMotor severityHealthy controlsClinical measuresStriatal regionsVisual readsTest cohortTest patientsSignificant negative correlationPatientsPPMI databaseDiagnostic aidCohortTraining group