The relevance of imaging for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Multiple modalities for imaging the brain have become available for patients with neurodegenerative disorders. Without doubt, functional imaging has improved our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, led to increased sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson...

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Published in:Basal ganglia 2014-06, Vol.4 (1), p.25-27
Main Authors: Schwarz, Johannes, Reichmann, Heinz, Urban, Peter, Warnecke, Tobias, Wüllner, Ullrich, Winkler, Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
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Differential diagnosis
Neuroimaging
Parkiinson's disease
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Summary:Multiple modalities for imaging the brain have become available for patients with neurodegenerative disorders. Without doubt, functional imaging has improved our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, led to increased sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite these achievements, however the diagnosis of PD is still primarily based on clinical criteria, i.e. signs and symptoms rather than the results from MRI, PET, SPECT or other imaging methods. The task of this panel was to recommend guidelines for rational neuroimaging in clinical routine.
ISSN:2210-5336
2210-5336
DOI:10.1016/j.baga.2014.03.005