Imaging characteristic of dual-phase (18)F-florbetapir (AV-45/Amyvid) PET for the concomitant detection of perfusion deficits and beta-amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.
Kun-Ju LinIng-Tsung HsiaoJung-Lung HsuChin-Chang HuangKuo-Lun HuangChia-Ju HsiehShiaw-Pyng WeyTzu-Chen YenPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2016)
Our results indicate that brain perfusion deficits and beta-amyloid deposition in AD follow different trajectories that can be successfully traced using dual-phase (18)F-AV-45 PET imaging.
Keyphrases
- pet imaging
- mild cognitive impairment
- cognitive decline
- traumatic brain injury
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- high resolution
- computed tomography
- depressive symptoms
- white matter
- magnetic resonance
- pet ct
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- cerebral ischemia
- multiple sclerosis
- brain injury
- fluorescence imaging