DaTSCAN Analysis
DaTSCAN™ is a medicinal product for diagnostic use only. DaTSCAN™ is a radiopharmaceutical used in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology Departments for the differential diagnosis of Parkinsonian Syndromes versus Essential tremor. This scan will show the distribution of the radiopharmaceutical within the organ and the body. This gives the doctor valuable information about the function and structure of that organ. DaTSCAN™ binds to the dopamine transporters (DAT), on the neurons in specific areas of the brain. When neuronal degeneration is present, the number of DAT are significantly reduced (for example in patients with Parkinson's disease).


