title: Extrapyramidal syndromes: PET and SPECT.
abstract: Extrapyramidal syndromes (ES) belong to the most common neurologic illnesses. Because new and promising therapeutic options are currently under development, there is a substantial demand for molecular imaging procedures with the potential to identify the pathologic changes of those illnesses. This article gives an overview of the current positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography applications for diagnosing ES and focuses on their use in clinical practice.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Municipal Hospital Karlsruhe Inc, Karlsruhe, Germany. klaus.tatsch@klinikum-karlsruhe.de
authors: Klaus
authors: K
authors: Tatsch
mesh_terms: D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*