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==Other Imaging Findings==
==Other Imaging Findings==
[[Image:PET scan Parkinson's Disease.jpg|thumb|left|200px|18F PET scan shows decreased dopamine activity in the [[basal ganglia]], a pattern which aids in diagnosing Parkinson's disease.]]
 
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'''PET scan''': In [[PET scan]] we can see that the uptake of [18F]-flurodopa tracer in reduce in the [[Caudate nucleus|caudate]] and [[putamen]] in [[Parkinson's disease|PD]] patients.[[Image:PET scan Parkinson's Disease.jpg|thumb|left|200px|18F PET scan shows decreased dopamine activity in the [[basal ganglia]], a pattern which aids in diagnosing Parkinson's disease.]]
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Other Imaging Findings

PET scan: In PET scan we can see that the uptake of [18F]-flurodopa tracer in reduce in the caudate and putamen in PD patients.

18F PET scan shows decreased dopamine activity in the basal ganglia, a pattern which aids in diagnosing Parkinson's disease.


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