Is this Red Spot the Blue Spot (locus ceruleus)?

The authors report brain images of 18F-FDG-PET in a case of schizophrenia. The images showed strikingly increased bilateral uptake in the locus ceruleus. The locus ceruleus is called the blue spot and known to be a center of the norepinephrinergic system.

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Published inNuclear medicine and molecular imaging Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 157 - 158
Main Authors Choe, Wonsick, Lee, Yukyung, Lee, Minkyung, Hwang, Kyung Hoon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.06.2010
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Cardiology
Imaging
Interesting Image
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Orthopedics
Radiology
방사선과학
Schizophrenia
18F-FDG
Brain images
Blue spot
Locus ceruleus
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ISSN1869-3474
1869-3482
DOI10.1007/s13139-010-0028-x

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Summary:The authors report brain images of 18F-FDG-PET in a case of schizophrenia. The images showed strikingly increased bilateral uptake in the locus ceruleus. The locus ceruleus is called the blue spot and known to be a center of the norepinephrinergic system.
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ISSN:1869-3474
1869-3482
DOI:10.1007/s13139-010-0028-x