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DaTscan Approved for Use in Patients With Suspected Lewy Body Dementia

DaTscan is a radioactive diagnostic agent that works by binding reversibly to the human dopamine transporter (DaT) in the brain. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of ...
Medscape

FDA Approves DaTscan for Imaging of Dopamine Transporters

January 17, 2011 — GE Healthcare has announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ioflupane iodine-123 injection (DaTscan), a contrast agent for use with single-photon emission computed ...
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DaTscan radiopharmaceutical agent approved for detection of dopamine transporters

The FDA has approved DaTscan (Ioflupane I 123 Injection, from GE Healthcare) for use with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging, for the detection of dopamine transporters (DaT) ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Effective and Efficient Diagnosis of Parkinsonism: The Role of Dopamine Transporter SPECT Imaging With Ioflupane I-123 Injection (DaTscanâ„¢)

Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second-most common neurodegenerative disease, is characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms. PD is often misdiagnosed; inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis has ...