Cardiac uptake of [<sup>123</sup>I]MIBG separates Parkinson’s disease from multiple system atrophy

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Authors

Stefan Braune · Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin

Michaël Reinhardt · Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin

Rita Schnitzer · Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin

A. Riedel · Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin

C.H. Lücking · Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin

Abstract

This population assessment of the heart-mediastinum ratio of [123I]metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake showed a high sensitivity for the detection of autonomic involvement in patients with idiopathic IPD and also a high specificity for the discrimination between idiopathic PD and MSA.

Topics & Keywords

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurological disorders and treatments Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 53, Issue 5, pp. 1020-1020

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.5.1020

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