Role of DWI and MRS in diagnosis of Alzheimer ’s and pre-Alzheimer’s disease

Conclusions Mild cognitive impairment is a term used to describe the pre-Alzheimer’s stage. Later, most of MCI patients develop Alzheimer’s dementia. The combination of DWI and MRS is promising tool for the detection of early structural changes occurring in MCI patients before the full manifestation of dementia syndrome starts to appear. Clinical significance DWI and MRS help in early prediction, follow-up, and treatment of patients with pre-Alzheimer’s disease.

Source: The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine - October 26, 2016 Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research