The Norepinephrine Transporter: A Novel Target for Imaging Brown Adipose Tissue

The Norepinephrine Transporter: A Novel Target for Imaging Brown Adipose Tissue

This study seeks to assess a novel imaging technique to image brown adipose tissue utilizing the norepinephrine transporter.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18-30 yrs
• BMI < 24 kg/m2
• Caucasian

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current neuro-psychiatric illness
• substance abuse
• medical or neurological illnesses likely to affect physiology or anatomy, i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, cardiovascular disorders
• current pregnancy
• current breast feeding
• suicidal ideation or behavior
• use of medications which potentially affect NET binding within 2 weeks of the PET scans.