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Imaging serotonin and dopamine transporters with 123I-beta-CIT SPECT: binding kinetics and effects of normal aging.

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2000

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Walter Pirker, S. Asenbaum, M Hauk, Susanne Kandlhofer, J. Tauscher, Matthäus Willeit, Alexander Neumeister, N. Praschak-Rieder, P. Angelberger, T. Brücke
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Abstract

[123I]beta-CIT appears to be a suitable ligand for imaging serotonin transporters with SPECT. However, careful age matching is warranted for [123I]beta-CIT SPECT studies of 5-HTT changes in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.