Does 123I-MIBG scintigraphy really assist the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease?

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 772-773

  Chiaravalloti, Agostino ^a   Stefani, Alessandro ^b,c   Pierantozzi, Mariangela ^b   Stanzione, Paolo ^b,c   Schillaci, Orazio ^a,d  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS Neuromed of Pozzilli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac sympathetic system; MIBG; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; LEVODOPA; (3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC USE; FOLLOW UP; SCINTISCANNING;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 84879410845     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.04.015     Document Type: Letter

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