Amyloid load but not regional glucose metabolism predicts conversion to Alzheimer's dementia in a memory clinic population.
Lars FringsSabine HellwigTobias BormannTimo S SpehlRalph BuchertPhilipp T MeyerPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
In contrast to [11C]PIB PET, [18F]FDG PET did not predict conversion from MCI to AD in this clinical patient sample. Therefore, amyloid PET should be preferred for individual prediction and patient counselling in clinical practice.