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. 1993 Sep;13(5):881-8.
doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.1993.110.

Striatal 18F-dopa uptake: absence of an aging effect

D Eidelberg  1 , S Takikawa, V Dhawan, T Chaly, W Robeson, R Dahl, D Margouleff, J R Moeller, C S Patlak, S Fahn
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Striatal 18F-dopa uptake: absence of an aging effect

D Eidelberg et al. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

L-[18F]6-Fluoro-DOPA (L-[18F]6-fluoro-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; FDOPA) has been used with quantitative positron emission tomography (PET) to assess presynaptic nigrostriatal dopaminergic function in life. The relationship of estimated kinetic rate constants for striatal FDOPA uptake [Ki(FDOPA)] to the normal aging process has been the subject of conflicting reports. Resolution of this issue has been hampered by methodological differences in previous FDOPA/PET investigations. We studied 19 healthy normal subjects (aged 27-77 years) and measured striatal Ki-(FDOPA) according to each of the earlier methods. While significant correlations (p < 0.005) existed between Ki(FDOPA) values estimated by the various techniques, none correlated with normal aging. We conclude that normal striatal Ki(FDOPA) values estimated using quantitative FDOPA/PET are uncorrelated with the aging process.

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