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ArticlePloS one2015

Patient Survey on Satisfaction and Impact of 123I-Ioflupane Dopamine Transporter Imaging.

Matthew F Covington, Scott Sherman, Denise Lewis, Hong Lei, Elizabeth Krupinski, Phillip H Kuo

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The effects of use of medications on striatal dopamine transporter binding assessed by [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Matthew F CovingtonDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.
Scott ShermanDepartment of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.
Denise LewisDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.
Hong LeiDepartment of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.
Elizabeth KrupinskiDepartment of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.
Phillip H KuoDepartment of Medical Imaging, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients were surveyed to assess the impact of dopamine transporter imaging on diagnostic confidence, change in treatment plan, effect on medication compliance, and subjective well-being. Surveys were sent to 140 patients who completed dopamine transporter imaging an average of 18 months prior. Sixty-five surveys from patients (46%) were returned. Questions assessed patients' perceived impact of the imaging on their care. Increased diagnostic confidence following imaging was reported by 69% of patients. Changes to treatment plan from imaging were reported by 24% of patients. Overall satisfaction with the study and its impact was reported by 70% of patients. Dopamine transporter imaging increased diagnostic confidence among patients and overall patient satisfaction with the impact of imaging on clinical care was high.

Indexed as

Patient SatisfactionAgedAged, 80 and overDiagnosis, DifferentialDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMiddle AgedMovement DisordersNortropanesParkinsonian DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsIodine RadioisotopesioflupaneNortropanes

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PMID26226362
PMCPMC4520668

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