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Effectiveness and Safety of 18F-FDG PET in the Evaluation of Dementia: A Review of the Recent Literature.
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PMID:  22173840     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Imaging that can detect pathophysiologic change in the brain holds great promise for diagnostic assessment of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and dementia. Although a previous metaanalysis centering on literature from 1990 to 2000 showed a summary accuracy of 86% for (18)F-FDG PET for AD diagnosis, the clinical value was considered uncertain because of methodologic shortcomings. Review of the recent literature since 2000 demonstrates that the evidence for (18)F-FDG PET in assessment of dementia has increased with new studies that include autopsy confirmation, wide-diagnostic-spectrum recruitment in primary care settings, historical and prospective cohort studies, and multicenter data analyses. These data support the role of (18)F-FDG PET as an effective and useful adjunct to other diagnostic information in the assessment of patients with symptoms of dementia. Findings are in line with recently revised diagnostic criteria of AD that for the first time recognize the unique role of biomarker evidence in disease definition.
Authors:
Nicolaas I Bohnen; David S W Djang; Karl Herholz; Yoshimi Anzai; Satoshi Minoshima
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1535-5667     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217410     Medline TA:  J Nucl Med     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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