Assessment of olfactory nerve by SPECT-MRI image with nasal thallium-201 administration in patients with olfactory impairments in comparison to healthy volunteers.

Assessment of olfactory nerve by SPECT-MRI image with nasal thallium-201 administration in patients with olfactory impairments in comparison to healthy volunteers.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess whether migration of thallium-201 ((201)Tl) to the olfactory bulb were reduced in patients with olfactory impairments in comparison to healthy volunteers after nasal administration of (201)Tl. PROCEDURES: 10 healthy volunteers and 21 patients enrolled in...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Shiga, Junichi Taki, Kohshin Washiyama, Junpei Yamamoto, Sakae Kinase, Koichi Okuda, Seigo Kinuya, Naoto Watanabe, Hisao Tonami, Kichiro Koshida, Ryohei Amano, Mitsuru Furukawa, Takaki Miwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585209?pdf=render

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