The pinwheel sign: artifact from head rotation during SPECT acquisition for dopamine transporter imaging

AK Janicek, RJ Avery, PH Kuo - Journal of Nuclear Medicine …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
This case study illustrates the pattern and significance of the pinwheel sign, a SPECT artifact
from rotational head motion that can complicate the diagnosis of Parkinson disease …

The semicolon sign: dopamine transporter imaging artifact from head tilt

MF Covington, NA McMillan, RJ Avery… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
Dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging is a valuable tool to aid in the diagnosis of Parkinson
disease and other Parkinsonian syndromes. DAT imaging is special among clinical nuclear …

Optimized image acquisition for dopamine transporter imaging with ultra-high resolution clinical pinhole SPECT

Y Chen, B Vastenhouw, C Wu… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
SPECT can be used to image dopamine transporter (DaT) availability in the human striatum,
eg for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). As traditional SPECT provides limited …

Evaluation of an objective striatal analysis program for determining laterality in uptake of 123I-ioflupane SPECT images: comparison to clinical symptoms and to visual …

PH Kuo, HH Lei, R Avery, EA Krupinski… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
An automated objective striatal analysis (OSA) software program was applied to dopamine
transporter 123I-ioflupane images acquired on subjects with varying severities of …

The role of functional dopamine-transporter SPECT imaging in parkinsonian syndromes, part 1

TC Booth, M Nathan, AD Waldman… - American Journal …, 2015 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
As we defeat infectious diseases and cancer, one of the greatest medical challenges facing
us in the mid-21st century will be the increasing prevalence of degenerative disease. Those …

False-positive findings on dopamine transporter SPECT due to therapeutic dextroamphetamine and amphetamine

JA Frankl, S Bose, PH Kuo - Journal of Nuclear Medicine …, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
Dopamine transporter SPECT is an accurate adjunct to clinical evaluation for Parkinson
disease when the diagnosis is difficult. Dopaminergic medications may significantly affect …

SNM practice guideline for dopamine transporter imaging with 123I-ioflupane SPECT 1.0

DSW Djang, MJR Janssen, N Bohnen… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
Nv-fluoropropyl-2b-carbomethoxy-3b-(4-123I-iodophenyl) nortropane (123I-ioflupane) is a
molecular imaging agent used to demonstrate the location and concentration of dopamine …

Visual versus automated analysis of [I-123] FP-CIT SPECT scans in parkinsonism

E Mäkinen, J Joutsa, J Johansson, M Mäki… - Journal of Neural …, 2016 - Springer
The clinical evaluation of dopamine transporter (DAT) SPECT scans typically relies on visual
analysis in combination with an automated semi-quantitative method. The interpretation of …

Identification of patterns of abnormalities seen on DaTscan™ SPECT imaging in patients with non-Parkinson's movement disorders

S Calle, L Dawood, NR Tripathee, C Cai… - Reports in Medical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To identify patterns of abnormalities using DaTscan™ single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of patients with non-Parkinson's movement …

Interobserver agreement in the visual and semi-quantitative analysis of the 123I-FP-CIT SPECT images in the diagnosis of Parkinsonian syndrome

M Suarez-Pinera, ML Prat, A Mestre-Fusco… - Revista Española de …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIMS: Using 123I-FP-CIT SPECT images makes it possible to identify presynaptic
deterioration of the dopaminergic pathway by studying the dopamine transporter (DAT). A …