Parkinson’s disease multimodal imaging: F-DOPA PET, neuromelanin-sensitive and quantitative iron-sensitive MRI
Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative synucleinopathy characterized by the degeneration of neuromelanin (NM)-containing dopaminergic neurons and deposition of iron in the substantia nigra (SN). How regional NM loss and iron accumulation within specific areas of SN relate to nigro-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-07-01
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Series: | npj Parkinson's Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-021-00199-2 |