R. Chirakal Research Group
PET Scans of Normal and Parkinson's Patients


PET scans of a normal volunteer (left) and a Parkinsonian patient (right) after they were injected with [18F]6-fluoro-L-m-tyrosine. In the figure the person's nose is towards the top and their left is on the right. The pink colour represents the maximum accumulation of 18F, followed by the red, yellow, green and blue.


R. Chirakal Research Group
Chemistry Faculty
Department of Chemistry

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