Diagnostic value and research progress of neuroimaging in Parkinson's disease and Parkinson-plus syndromes

Hai-lun CUI, Ru-jing REN, Gang WANG

Abstract


As one of the indispensable means of medical examination, neuroimaging methods play a vital role in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinson-plus syndromes. The review summarized neuroimaging characteristics of PD and Parkinson-plus syndromes, and the application of structural MRI (sMRI), fMRI, PET and SPECT on diagnosis and differential diagnosis of related diseases and syndromes.

 

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2018.04.002


Keywords


Parkinson disease; Supranuclear palsy, progressive; Multiple system atrophy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, emission-computed, single-photon; Review

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