1996
Striatal dopamine D2 receptor quantification and superior temporal gyrus: Volume determination in 14 chronic schizophrenic subjects
Tune L, Barta P, Wong D, Powers R, Pearlson G, Tien A, Wagner H. Striatal dopamine D2 receptor quantification and superior temporal gyrus: Volume determination in 14 chronic schizophrenic subjects. Psychiatry Research 1996, 67: 155-158. PMID: 8876015, DOI: 10.1016/0925-4927(96)02728-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyral volumeSuperior temporal gyrusPositron emission tomographyGyral volumeTemporal gyrusNormal groupSchizophrenic groupStriatal D2 receptor densityChronic schizophrenic subjectsRight superior temporal gyrusD2 receptor densityDopamine D2 receptorsStructural neuroimaging techniquesControl subjectsD2 receptorsReceptor densityNormal subjectsPET scansResonance imagingEmission tomographySchizophrenic subjectsBmax valuesNeuroimaging techniquesGyrusReceptor quantification
1993
Dopamine D2 receptor density estimates in schizophrenia: A positron emission tomography study with11C-N-methylspiperone
Tune L, Wong D, Pearlson G, Strauss M, Young T, Shaya E, Dannals R, Wilson A, Ravert H, Sapp J, Cooper T, Chase G, Wagner H. Dopamine D2 receptor density estimates in schizophrenia: A positron emission tomography study with11C-N-methylspiperone. Psychiatry Research 1993, 49: 219-237. PMID: 7909948, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(93)90063-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySchizophrenic patientsBmax valuesEntire groupControl subjectsEmission tomographyDopamine D2 receptor densityNeuroleptic-free patientsDuration of illnessChronic schizophrenic patientsD2 receptor densityClinical characteristicsPatient populationReceptor abnormalitiesCorpus striatumClinical dataReceptor densityPatientsControl groupFunction of ageLate manifestationDifferent radioligandsFour-compartment modelSignificant differencesRadioligand