title: Dopamine Transporter SPECT Imaging in Parkinson Disease and Dementia.
abstract: The clinical diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD) is difficult, as several other neurodegenerative and basal ganglia disorders have similar clinical presentations. Dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography has been proposed as possible diagnostic tool to help differentiate idiopathic PD from essential tremor and other disorders that present with parkinsonian symptoms. In addition, it is valuable in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies, differentiating it from other causes of dementia such as Alzheimer disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35249-6835, USA.
authors.forename: Devaki Shilpa
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Surasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Peller
authors.affiliation: Russel H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston University, Boston, MA-02118, USA.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.affiliation: Russel H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: rsubram4@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Rathan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
keywords: Dementia; Dopamine; Parkinson disease; SPECT