Hybrid PET-MRI for early detection of dopaminergic dysfunction and microstructural degradation involved in Parkinson’s disease

To explore early alterations and underlying associations of dopamine levels and microstructure in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Shang et al use a hybrid positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach in early stage patients and age-matched controls. Their data implies that...

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Main Authors: Song’an Shang, Daixin Li, Youyong Tian, Rushuai Li, Hongdong Zhao, Liyun Zheng, Yingdong Zhang, Yu-Chen Chen, Xindao Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02705-x