While the presence of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain may be a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, giving patients an amyloid PET scan is not an effective method for measuring their cognitive function, ...

A characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease may not be the most accurate measure of its severity and progression in patients, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania and ...

WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 20, 2023 Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, prepares to receive a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez ...

Since brain perfusion and brain metabolism are closely related, the perfusion information could replace an 18 F-FDG PET scan," said Cecilia Boccalini, MSc, PhD candidate at the Laboratory of ...

Correctly distinguishing between related neurodegenerative diseases remains challenging for clinicians, because reliable markers do not yet exist for many disorders. In the July 22 Neurology, ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has used next-generation imaging technology to discover that when the ...