Test-retest reproducibility of extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor imaging with [123I]epidepride SPECT in humans.
Varrone A, Fujita M, Verhoeff NP, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Rajeevan N, Charney DS, Seibyl JP, Innis RB. Test-retest reproducibility of extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptor imaging with [123I]epidepride SPECT in humans. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2000, 41: 1343-51. PMID: 10945525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest variabilityTemporal cortexTest-retest reproducibilityOutcome measuresExtrastriatal regionsD2 receptorsPlasma clearanceExtrastriatal dopamine D2 receptorsGood test-retest variabilityConstant infusion paradigmExtrastriatal D2 receptorsDopamine D2 receptorsBrain radioactivityStriatal radioactivityHealthy volunteersReceptor densityInfusion rateParent tracerSPECT studiesLess test-retest variabilityCortexHigh test-retest variabilityFree fractionReceptor quantificationReceptors