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Systematic review of the diagnostic utility of spect imaging in dementia
Conclusion SPECT does have a diagnostic value, particularly in differentiating Alzheimer's disease from frontotemporal dementia and normal controls, however SPECT should not be used in isolation, rather it should be interpreted together with clinical data, neuropsychological assessment and structural brain imaging as an adjunctive diagnostic tool.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Yeo, J. M., Lim, X., Khan, Z., Pal, S. Tags: Dementia, Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric), Neuroimaging, Stroke, Memory disorders (psychiatry), Psychiatry of old age, Radiology, Radiology (diagnostics) Association of British Neurologists (ABN) joint meeting with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Lo Source Type: research