PMID: 8615165Jan 1, 1996Paper

Fluorodopa PET scanning in Parkinson's disease

Advances in Neurology
B J Snow

Abstract

In summary, FD PET is a valid method for assessing the functional state of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway. It is particularly useful for studies requiring repeated measures such as examinations of the course of a disease and the effect of treatment.

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