Multimodality neuroimaging in tourette syndrome: Alpha-[ 11 C] methyl-L-tryptophan positron emission tomography and diffusion tensor imaging studies

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-342

  Saporta, Anita S D ^a,b,c   Chugani, Harry T ^a,b,c   Juhász, Csaba ^a,b,c   Makki, Malek I ^a,c   Muzik, Otto ^a   Wilson, Benjamin J ^a,b,c   Behen, Michael E ^a,b,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Childrens Hospital of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha 11C methyl L tryptophan; Caudate nucleus; Diffusion tensor imaging; Positron emission tomography (PET); Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN REGION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENTIFORM NUCLEUS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 77649256618     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809339394     Document Type: Article

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