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Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography for detection of Frontotemporal dementia in people with suspected dementia.
CONCLUSIONS: At present, we would not recommend the routine use of rCBF SPECT in clinical practice because there is insufficient evidence from the available literature to support this.Further research into the use of rCBF SPECT for differentiating FTD from other dementias is required. In particular, protocols should be standardised, study populations should be well described, the threshold for 'abnormal' scans predefined and clear details given on how scans are analysed. More prospective cohort studies that verify the presence or absence of FTD during a period of follow up should be undertaken. PMID: 26102272 [PubMed ...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - June 23, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Archer HA, Smailagic N, John C, Holmes RB, Takwoingi Y, Coulthard EJ, Cullum S Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research