Skip to main content
. 2026 Aug 29;19(9):1369. doi: 10.3390/ph19091369
αSyn-SAA α-Synuclein seed amplification assay
Aβ Amyloid-β
AADC Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
AI Artificial intelligence
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BPND Binding potential relative to the non-displaceable compartment
CBS Corticobasal syndrome
CNN Convolutional neural network
COMT Catechol-O-methyltransferase
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Computed tomography
D1/D5 Dopamine D1/D5 receptor subtypes
D2/D3 Dopamine D2/D3 receptor subtypes
DAT Dopamine transporter
DLB Dementia with Lewy bodies
DMFP Desmethoxyfallypride
DTBZ Dihydrotetrabenazine
EANM/SNMMI European Association of Nuclear Medicine/Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
FDG Fluorodeoxyglucose
FDOPA 6-Fluoro-L-DOPA
FMT 6-Fluoro-L-m-tyrosine
GBA1 Glucosylceramidase beta 1
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
HC Healthy control
IBZM Iodobenzamide
iRBD Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder
Ki Influx constant
L-DOPA L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
LAT1 Large neutral amino acid transporter type 1
LRRK2 Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2
MAO Monoamine oxidase
MIBG Metaiodobenzylguanidine
ML Machine learning
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MSA Multiple system atrophy
MSA-C Multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia
MSA-P Multiple system atrophy with predominant parkinsonism
NET Noradrenaline transporter
NSD-ISS Neuronal α-synuclein disease integrated staging system
PD Parkinson’s disease
PET Positron emission tomography
PINK1 PTEN-induced kinase 1
PRKN Parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase
PSP Progressive supranuclear palsy
R1 Relative tracer-delivery parameter
ROI Region of interest
SBR Specific binding ratio
SERT Serotonin transporter
SNpc Substantia nigra pars compacta
SPECT Single-photon emission computed tomography
SUVR Standardised uptake value ratio
SWEDD Scans without evidence of dopaminergic deficit
SynNeurGe α-Synuclein pathology, neurodegeneration, and genetics
TH Tyrosine hydroxylase
TM Transmembrane
VMAT2 Vesicular monoamine transporter type 2
VOI Volume of interest