Correlation between F-18 FDG FP-CIT and clinical findings in patients with Parkinsons disease

Conclusions Though striatal volume computed from F-18 FP-CIT PET using occipital lobe as a reference area decreased as the duration of Parkinson’s disease increased, the degree of correlation was weak. There was no statistically significant correlation between the PET parameters and UPDRS. Further studies are needed to determine how to best utilize quantitative F-18 FP-CIT PET in Parkinson’s disease.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 23, 2016 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Kim, H., O, J. H., Park, H., Han, E. J., Park, Y. H. Tags: MTA II: Neurology Posters Source Type: research