DaTscan is a radioactive diagnostic agent that works by binding reversibly to the human dopamine transporter (DaT) in the brain. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of ...
The FDA has approved DaTscan (Ioflupane I 123 Injection, from GE Healthcare) for use with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging, for the detection of dopamine transporters (DaT) ...
January 17, 2011 — GE Healthcare has announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ioflupane iodine-123 injection (DaTscan), a contrast agent for use with single-photon emission computed ...
The DaTscan, a special type of dopamine transporter imaging brain scan, may help doctors predict how a newly diagnosed patient’s Parkinson’s disease will progress, researchers from the University of ...
Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second-most common neurodegenerative disease, is characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms. PD is often misdiagnosed; inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis has ...
William Tank Hill used to be a professional welterweight fighter. Today he's fighting Parkinson's disease. Debora Bergstrom has it, too. The mother of three battles tremors, balance problems and ...