Imaging neurological disease

The present invention relates to radiopharmaceutical imaging of the brain, in particular to dopamine transporter imaging of the striatum (or a portion thereof). A method of imaging to permit calculation of left : right striatum uptake ratios is provided, and the degree of asymmetry used to assist in...

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Hauptverfasser: WOLBER JAN, ROSSER MARK JOSEPH
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to radiopharmaceutical imaging of the brain, in particular to dopamine transporter imaging of the striatum (or a portion thereof). A method of imaging to permit calculation of left : right striatum uptake ratios is provided, and the degree of asymmetry used to assist in the diagnosis of neurological diseases. Also provided are a method of diagnosis, method of patient selection, and method of therapy monitoring using the imaging method, and software tools for use in the method.