TABLE 3.

Expected Imaging Findings in Neurodegenerative Disorders

DiseaseAmyloidTauα-synucleinDAT
ADIncreasedIncreasedNormal uptakeNormal uptake
Idiopathic PDNormal uptakeNormal uptakeIncreasedDecreased
Dementia with Lewy bodiesNormal uptake or increasedNormal uptakeIncreasedDecreased
Multiple-system atrophyNormal uptakeNormal uptake or increasedIncreasedDecreased
Older healthy volunteerNormal uptake or increasedNormal uptakeNormal uptakeNormal uptake
Progressive supranuclear palsyNormal uptakeIncreasedNormal uptakeDecreased
Essential tremorNormal uptakeNormal uptakeNormal uptakeNormal uptake
Drug-induced PDNormal uptakeNormal uptakeNormal uptakeNormal uptake