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In Vivo Assessment of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Type 2 in Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer Disease
1 Jul 2011
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic potential of imaging striatal monoaminergic terminal integrity with the vesicular monoamine transporter type 2 (VMAT2) radioligand (18)F 9-fluropropyl-(+)-dihydrotetrabenazine ([(18)F]AV-133) and positron emission tomography to distinguish dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) from Alzheimer disease (AD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Nine patients with DLB, 10 patients with AD,...
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