Brain PET Imaging: Approach to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 50% to 60% of cases and affecting nearly 6 million people in the United States. Definitive diagnosis requires either antemortem brain biopsy or postmortem autopsy. However, clinical neuroimaging has been playing a greater role in the diagnosis and management of AD, and several PET tracers approach the sensitivity of tissue diagnosis in identifying AD pathologic condition. This review will focus on the utility of PET imaging in the setting of cognitive impairment, with an emphasis on its role in the diagnosis of AD.

publication date

  • January 1, 2023

Research

keywords

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Cognitive Dysfunction

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC9713600

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85142749731

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.cpet.2022.09.006

PubMed ID

  • 36442959

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 18

issue

  • 1