The Story of the Dopamine Transporter PET Tracer LBT-999: From Conception to Clinical Use

The Story of the Dopamine Transporter PET Tracer LBT-999: From Conception to Clinical Use

The membrane dopamine transporter (DAT) is involved in a number of brain disorders and its exploration by positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is highly relevant for the early and differential diagnosis, follow-up and treatment assessment of these diseases. A number of carbon-11 and fluor-18 l...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sylvie Chalon, Johnny Vercouillie, Pierre Payoux, Jean-Bernard Deloye, Cécile Malherbe, Florence Le Jeune, Nicolas Arlicot, Anne-Sophie Salabert, Denis Guilloteau, Patrick Emond, Maria-Joao Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
PET
dopaminergic neuron
Parkinson's disease
radiopharmaceutical
basal ganglia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00090/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00090/full

Similar Items