RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nuclear Neuroimaging in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Review
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JO J Nucl Med
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 1794
OP 1800
DO 10.2967/jnumed.118.212795
VO 59
IS 12
A1 Doruyter, Alexander G.
A1 Dupont, Patrick
A1 Stein, Dan J.
A1 Lochner, Christine
A1 Warwick, James M.
YR 2018
UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/59/12/1794.abstract
AB In psychiatric research, nuclear imaging complements MRI. A recent neuroimaging review of social anxiety disorder focused predominantly on MRI, omitting the contribution of nuclear imaging methods. Nuclear imaging investigations of neural activity are sparse but have generally yielded results consistent with studies performed using MRI. Evidence for disturbances in neurotransmitter systems in social anxiety disorder is limited but suggestive of both serotonergic and dopaminergic dysfunction. Research focusing on additional molecular targets using existing and novel tracers, combined with recent technologic innovations and trends in collaborative methodology, may shape future nuclear imaging endeavors in this field.