Clinical utility of FDG-PET for the differential diagnosis among the main forms of dementia.

Peter J NestorDaniele AltomareCristina FestariAlexander DrzezgaJasmine RivoltaZuzana WalkerFemke BouwmanStefania OriniIan LawFederica AgostaJavier ArbizuMarina BoccardiFlavio NobiliGiovanni Battista Frisoninull null

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)

Although there is an overall lack of evidence on which to base strong recommendations, it was generally concluded that FDG-PET has a diagnostic role in all scenarios. Prospective studies targeting diagnostically uncertain patients for assessing the added value of FDG-PET would be highly desirable.

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