PET in the Evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Silverman, Dan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Nuclear medicine.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Nuclear Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

The high demand for brain PET scans in dementia and related disorders is driven by both the prevalence of these conditions and the difficulty of distinguishing the causes of cognitive impairment. The clinical utility of brain PET in such cases depends in part on how accurately and fully the informat...

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