A diffusion model of 18F-FDOPA in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and its numerical simulation

A diffusion model of 18F-FDOPA in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and its numerical simulation Printaporn Sanguansuttigula, Teerapol Saleewonga,b,∗, Kitiwat Khamwanc, Saknan Bongsebandhu-phubhakdid a Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140 Thailand b Theoretical and Computational Science Center (TaCS), Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140 Thailand c Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330 Thailand d Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330 Thailand

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