Nuclear Medicine Studies: Dopamine Transporter Studies (DaTscans)
A dopamine transporter study is a nuclear medicine scan which images the dopamine transporter in the brain and is used in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. It uses the radiopharmaceutical I123-Ioflupane commonly referred to by the trade name DaTSCANTM. Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease affects one in 500 people, mostly over…