Education-Adjusted Normality Thresholds for FDG-PET in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease.

CONCLUSION: These data show that education, as a proxy of reserve, is not a major confounder in the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET in AD and the adoption of education-adjusted thresholds is not required in daily practice. PMID: 29870998 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases - June 5, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Mainta IC, Trombella S, Morbelli S, Frisoni GB, Garibotto V, Alzheimer Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Tags: Neurodegener Dis Source Type: research