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Long-term test-retest reliability of striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D-2/3 receptor binding: study with [C-11]raclopride and high-resolution PET
Tekijät: Alakurtti K, Johansson JJ, Joutsa J, Laine M, Backman L, Nyberg L, Rinne JO
Kustantaja: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Julkaisuvuosi: 2015
Journal: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
Lehden akronyymi: J CEREBR BLOOD F MET
Vuosikerta: 35
Numero: 7
Aloitussivu: 1199
Lopetussivu: 1205
Sivujen määrä: 7
ISSN: 0271-678X
eISSN: 1559-7016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2015.53
We measured the long-term test-retest reliability of [C-11]raclopride binding in striatal subregions, the thalamus and the cortex using the bolus-plus-infusion method and a high-resolution positron emission scanner. Seven healthy male volunteers underwent two positron emission tomography (PET) [C-11]raclopride assessments, with a 5-week retest interval. D-2/3 receptor availability was quantified as binding potential using the simplified reference tissue model. Absolute variability (VAR) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values indicated very good reproducibility for the striatum and were 4.5%/0.82, 3.9%/0.83, and 3.9%/0.82, for the caudate nucleus, putamen, and ventral striatum, respectively. Thalamic reliability was also very good, with VAR of 3.7% and ICC of 0.92. Test-retest data for cortical areas showed good to moderate reproducibility (6.1% to 13.1%). Our results are in line with previous test-retest studies of [C-11]raclopride binding in the striatum. A novel finding is the relatively low variability of [C-11]raclopride binding, providing suggestive evidence that extrastriatal D-2/3 binding can be studied in vivo with [C-11]raclopride PET to be verified in future studies.