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  • Neuroscience
  • Medical Imaging
  • Biochemistry

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  • Movement disorders and general brain diseases require deeper understanding of molecular correlates.
  • Early functional and metabolic connectivity alterations are key signatures of specific clinical disease phenotypes.
  • Multi-modal approaches offer insights into pathogenic mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe recent methodological developments in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for movement disorder research.
  • To emphasize advancements in instrumentation, algorithms, and imaging analysis for multi-modal investigations.
  • To provide an overview of radiotracers relevant to movement disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent advancements in PET instrumentation.
  • Discussion of novel algorithms and imaging analysis methods.
  • Overview of radiotracers for movement disorder research.

Main Results:

  • Methodological developments in PET are crucial for multi-modal investigations.
  • Advanced PET techniques enable the determination of molecular correlates to connectivity alterations.
  • New insights into pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets are facilitated.

Conclusions:

  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a rapidly evolving tool for studying movement disorders.
  • Multi-modal PET approaches are essential for understanding disease mechanisms.
  • Technological and analytical advancements in PET will drive future discoveries in neurology.