Neuromelanin, iron and MRI measurements in midbrain tissues of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s subjects
Results support the use of neuromelanin-MRI to study neuromelanin and Fe in substantia nigra and neighboring regions for investigating patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.
Authors
- Luigi Casella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7671-0506)
- Fabio A. Zucca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1230-1129)
- Michela Sturini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8122-6188)
- Fulvio Daniele Adorni
- Guillermo Horga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9049-9786)
- Lauri Tuominen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-0467)
- Clifford Cassidy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9683-440X)
- David Sulzer
- Ioannis U. Isaias
- Luigi Zecca
- Gianni Pezzoli
Institutions
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (CA)
- Renaissance University (NG)
- New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (US)
- New York State Office of Mental Health (US)
- Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini (IT)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Parkinson's Foundation (US)
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Comenius University Bratislava (SK)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2026.1672578
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca