Neurológia pre prax 5/2021
The role of nuclear medicine in diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
Methods of nuclear medicine enable functional neuroimaging of various brain structures in neurodegenerative diseases. DaT scan and MIBG play a key role in differentials diagnosis of parkinsonian syndromes, in the field of movement disorders. Beta-amyloid PET imaging has a unique position in imaging of cognitive disorders. FDG PET is currently a method with predominantly research applications.
Keywords: diagnostics, nuclear medicine, Parkinson´s disease, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer´s disease
