18F-DTBZ PET and Multi-modal MRI in the Patients With Vascular Parkinsonism

"During this study, subjects will receive a single i.v. administration of approximately 10 mCi 18F-FP-(+)-DTBZ immediately prior to imaging. The compound is labeled with fluorine 18F that decays by positron (β+) emission and has a half life of 109.7 min. The principal photons useful for diagnostic imaging are the 511 keV gamma photons, resulting from the interaction of the emitted positron with an electron.~The proposed dose for this study is based on the phase I study. At the proposed human dose of 10 mCi, the whole body effective dose (ED) will be approximately 680 mrem. The estimated human ED is expected to be comparable to or below the range of other approved brain imaging agents, such as 18F-FDG."