September 28, 2017

Amyloid PET shows good additive value when standard PET isn’t conclusive on dementia

Patients with suspected dementia that remains unclarified after PET imaging with the standard radiotracer fluordeoxyglucose (FDG) should be sent for amyloid-busting PET with florbetaben (FBB), as the latter is highly useful in establishing a final diagnosis in such situations. {read more here}