Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosing Dementia: A Dutch Outpatient Memory Clinics Survey.

Conclusion: MRI assessment by radiologists in Dutch MC probably underestimates the presence of cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative disease. The validity of standardized assessment protocols in routine clinical practice deserves further study, as the implementation of standardization outside research settings could improve diagnostic accuracy. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel. PMID: 24994453 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Source Type: research