Graphical analysis and simplified quantification of striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor binding with [123I]epidepride SPECT.
Ichise M, Fujita M, Seibyl JP, Verhoeff NP, Baldwin RM, Zoghbi SS, Rajeevan N, Charney DS, Innis RB. Graphical analysis and simplified quantification of striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor binding with [123I]epidepride SPECT. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1999, 40: 1902-12. PMID: 10565788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant intersubject variabilityD2 receptorsBlood dataDistribution volumeExtrastriatal dopamine D2 receptorsIntersubject variabilityExtrastriatal D2 receptorsDopamine D2 receptorsSingle blood samplingReceptor-containing regionsNondisplaceable compartmentNondisplaceable distribution volumeHealthy volunteersBlood samplingD2 bindingSPECT studiesTissue ratioPlasma samplesPresence of metabolitesMultilinear regression analysisRegression analysisStriatalReceptorsMetabolite activityLipophilic metabolites