Correctly distinguishing between related neurodegenerative diseases remains challenging for clinicians, because reliable markers do not yet exist for many disorders. In the July 22 Neurology, ...
Since brain perfusion and brain metabolism are closely related, the perfusion information could replace an 18 F-FDG PET scan," said Cecilia Boccalini, MSc, PhD candidate at the Laboratory of ...
PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...
At the second annual Holloway Summit, held November 30 to December 1 in Miami, frontotemporal dementia researchers showcased the current state of knowledge in finding biomarkers that identify ...
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Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid Before a PET Scan
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.
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