Visualisation of impaired dopamine biosynthesis in a case of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency by co-registered 18F-FDOPA PET and magnetic resonance imaging

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 Apr;32(4):517. doi: 10.1007/s00259-004-1618-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases / deficiency*
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn / diagnosis*
  • Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn / metabolism*
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / pharmacokinetics*
  • Dopamine / biosynthesis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Subtraction Technique

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • fluorodopa F 18
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine
  • Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases
  • Dopamine