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Title
Amyloid imaging with PET in early Alzheimer disease diagnosis.
Publication Date
2013-05-01
Author(s)
Rowe, Christopher C
Villemagne, Victor L
Type of document
Journal Article
DOI
10.1016/j.mcna.2012.12.017
Abstract
In vivo imaging of amyloid-β (Aβ) with positron emission tomography has moved from the research arena into clinical practice. Clinicians working with cognitive decline and dementia must become familiar with its benefits and limitations. Amyloid imaging allows earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and better differential diagnosis of dementia and provides prognostic information for mild cognitive impairment. It also has an increasingly important role in therapeutic trial recruitment and for evaluation of anti-Aβ treatments. Longitudinal observations are required to elucidate the role of Aβ deposition in the course of Alzheimer disease and provide information needed to fully use the prognostic power of this investigation.
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Citation
The Medical Clinics of North America; 97(3): 377-98
Jornal Title
The Medical clinics of North America

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