The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability to identify individuals with dopaminergic degeneration in group of patients with a clinical diagnosis of either dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or idiopathic Parkinson's disease and to differentiate them from Alzheimer's disease (AD) and control subjects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
185 MBq
185-370 MBq
Research Site
Sun City, Arizona, United States
Research Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
18F-AV-133 striatal to occipital standard uptake value ratio
The ratio of tracer activity in striatal target areas of interest relative to the occipital cortex reference region
Time frame: Four Weeks
18F-AV-45 cortical to cerebellar standard uptake value ratio
The ratio of tracer activity in cortical target areas of interest relative to the cerebellum reference region
Time frame: Four Weeks
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