PET Imaging and Bariatric Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this study is to look at certain areas of the brain that are related to addictive behaviors, such as overeating. These areas are called 'dopamine type 2 receptors' (DRD2/3) and other studies have shown that obese people have less of these. We propose that low DRD2/3 availability seen in morbidly obese subjects will change with weight loss associated with bariatric surgery.

Timeline

Start

2007-01

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2012-06

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