title: A concise overview of recent breakthroughs in imaging of ALS.
abstract: Numerous attempts have been made to visualize the motor cortex and pyramidal tract lesions in patients with ALS using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). This paper briefly reviews the applicability of these imaging modalities in ALS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Yamanashi Medical University, Japan. shiozawa@res.yamanashi-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shiozawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shindo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohushi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagamatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasaka
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon