Brain FDG PET and the diagnosis of dementia.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
OBJECTIVE: We review the role of brain FDG PET in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and vascular dementia. Characteristic spatial patterns of brain metabolism on FDG PET can help differentiate various subtypes of dementia. CONCLUSION: In patients with different subtypes of dementia, FDG PET/CT shows distinct spatial patterns of metabolism in the brain and can help clinicians to make a reasonably accurate and early diagnosis for appropriate management or prognosis.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Shivamurthy, VKN; Tahari, AK; Marcus, C; Subramaniam, RM
Published Date
- January 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 204 / 1
Start / End Page
- W76 - W85
PubMed ID
- 25539279
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1546-3141
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.2214/AJR.13.12363
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States