June 25, 2015
Comparing PET Imaging Options to Predict Cognitive Decline
For patients in the very early stages of mild cognitive impairment, prognosis can be gauged with PET imaging using two different tracers — fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and florbetapir, which measures beta-amyloid pathology — according to new research reported here at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2015 Annual Meeting. {read more here}