Usefulness of positron emission tomography to detect cerebral amyloid as a means to diagnose neurodegenerative disease.

We present a case of suspected Alzheimer's disease and discuss the association in this patient between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease, as well as the benefits of a unique nuclear imaging modality, amyloid positron emission tomography, in diagnosing dementia. PMID: 28670089 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research