The Added Value of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia

Conclusions: The 18F-FDG-PET is able to identify nearly half of the patients with bvFTD who remain undetected by magnetic resonance imaging. In our selected group, high specificity enables exclusion of psychiatric and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - November 12, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kerklaan, B. J., van Berckel, B. N. M., Herholz, K., Dols, A., van der Flier, W. M., Scheltens, P., Pijnenburg, Y. A. L. Tags: Current Topics in Research Source Type: research