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. 2011 Aug 3;6(8):e22754. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022754

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Shumay et al.

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Brain images of dopamine transporter (DAT) availability obtained using [¹¹C]cocaine at the levels where the striatum (left image) and cerebellum (right image) are located. A rainbow color scale is used to represent DAT availability (red>yellow>green>blue>purple. Images are averaged from brains of 20 healthy participants. Note the high DAT levels in striatum (white arrow) and the minimal levels in cerebellum (red arrow).