Impact of age and sex correction on the diagnostic performance of dopamine transporter SPECT.

Purpose: The specific binding ratio (SBR) of 123I-FP-CIT (FP-CIT) in the putamen decreases with age by about 5% per decade and most likely is about 10% higher in females. However, the clinical utility of age and sex correction of the SBR is still a matter of debate. This study tested the impact of a...

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Published in:	European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 1445 - 1460
Main Authors:	Schmitz-Steinkrüger, Helen, Lange, Catharina, Apostolova, Ivayla, Mathies, Franziska L., Frings, Lars, Klutmann, Susanne, Hellwig, Sabine, Meyer, Philipp T., Buchert, Ralph
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature May2021
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost