FDG PET in the differential diagnosis of degenerative parkinsonian disorders: usefulness of voxel-based analysis in clinical practice

• Published in: Neurological sciences Vol. 43; no. 9; pp. 5333 - 5341
• Main Authors: Arnone, Annachiara, Allocca, Michela, Di Dato, Rossella, Puccini, Giulia, Laghai, Iashar, Rubino, Federica, Nerattini, Matilde, Ramat, Silvia, Lombardi, Gemma, Ferrari, Camilla, Bessi, Valentina, Sorbi, Sandro, De Cristofaro, Maria Teresa, Polito, Cristina, Berti, Valentina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accuracy; Atrophy; Basal ganglia; Brain diseases; Brain mapping; Central nervous system diseases; Clinical medicine; Differential diagnosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Original; Original Article; Paralysis; Parkinson's disease; Positron emission tomography; Progressive supranuclear palsy; Psychiatry; Degenerative Parkinsonian disorders; SPM; Metabolism maps; Voxel-based analysis; Differential diagnosis; Positron emission tomography

Background The early differential diagnosis among neurodegenerative parkinsonian disorders becomes essential to set up the correct clinical-therapeutic approach. The increased utilization of [ 18 F] fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and the pressure for cost-effectiveness r...