Molecular imaging of movement disorders

Figure 3 [¹²³I]FPCIT, [¹²³I]IBZM and cardiac SPECT imaging [[¹²³I]MIBG] of Parkinson’s disease (A) and atypical parkinsonism (B). Striatal [¹²³I]FPCIT is decreased in both PD and APD. Striatal D₂ receptor binding is normal in PD but decreased in APD. Myocardial sympathetic SPECT signal is decreased in PD but normal in APD. PD: Parkinson’s disease; APD: Atypical parkinsonism; SPECT: Single photon emission computerized tomography. (Originally published in the JNM. Südmeyer M, Antke C, Zizek T, et al. J Nucl Med 2011; 52: 733-740. © by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Inc.)