Clinical utility of FDG-PET for the differential diagnosis among the main forms of dementia

Nestor, Peter J; Altomare, Daniele; Festari, Cristina; Drzezga, Alexander; Rivolta, Jasmine; Walker, Zuzana; Bouwman, Femke; Orini, Stefania; Law, Ian; Agosta, Federica; Arbizu, Javier; Boccardi, Marina; Nobili, Flavio; Frisoni, Giovanni

doi:10.1007/s00259-018-4035-y

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Clinical utility of FDG-PET for the differential diagnosis among the main forms of dementia

ContributorsNestor, Peter J; Altomare, Daniele; Festari, Cristina; Drzezga, Alexander; Rivolta, Jasmine; Walker, Zuzana; Bouwman, Femke; Orini, Stefania; Law, Ian; Agosta, Federica; Arbizu, Javier; Boccardi, Marina; Nobili, Flavio; Frisoni, Giovanni

Published inEuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, vol. 45, no. 9, p. 1509-1525

Publication date2018

Abstract

To assess the clinical utility of FDG-PET as a diagnostic aid for differentiating Alzheimer's disease (AD; both typical and atypical forms), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), vascular dementia (VaD) and non-degenerative pseudodementia.

Keywords

Alzheimer Disease
Dementia/diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Lewy Body Disease
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prospective Studies

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie

Research groups

Troubles de mémoire et maladie d'Alzeimer (935)

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NESTOR, Peter J et al. Clinical utility of FDG-PET for the differential diagnosis among the main forms of dementia. In: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 2018, vol. 45, n° 9, p. 1509–1525. doi: 10.1007/s00259-018-4035-y

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PID : unige:114048
DOI : 10.1007/s00259-018-4035-y
PMID : 29736698

Journal ISSN1619-7070

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Clinical utility of FDG-PET for the differential diagnosis among the main forms of dementia

To assess the clinical utility of FDG-PET as a diagnostic aid for differentiating Alzheimer's disease (AD; both typical and atypical forms), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), vascular dementia (VaD) and non-degenerative pseudodementia.

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