2010
Dual-Radionuclide Brain SPECT for the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonism
El Fakhri G, Ouyang J. Dual-Radionuclide Brain SPECT for the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonism. Methods In Molecular Biology 2010, 680: 237-246. PMID: 21153385, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-901-7_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine transporter functionBrain SPECTDifferential diagnosis of parkinsonismDifferential diagnosisDiagnosis of parkinsonismIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseDifferential diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s diseaseDiagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's diseaseCorticobasal degenerationProgressive supranuclear palsyParkinson's diseaseMultiple system atrophyParkinsonSPECT protocol
2007
Comparison of Brain PET and Sequential and Simultaneous Dual-isotope SPECT for Estimation Tasks in Normal and Parkinson Subjects
Trott C, Fakhri G. Comparison of Brain PET and Sequential and Simultaneous Dual-isotope SPECT for Estimation Tasks in Normal and Parkinson Subjects. 2007, 5: 3616-3620. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2007.4436906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDopamine transporterEarly stages of PDDual-isotope SPECTStages of PDSequential SPECTDisease stageSimultaneous dual-isotope studyStriatal sizeBrain functionImprove patient managementEstimation taskDual-isotope studiesBrain PETDopamineClinical symptomsParkinson's diseasePatient managementSPECT imagesSpecific bindingMotor functionSPECTBrainEarly detectionActivity concentrationsIdentical physiological conditions