Authors
Veeresh KN Shivamurthy, Abdel K Tahari, Charles Marcus, Rathan M Subramaniam
Publication date
2015/1
Source
American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume
204
Issue
1
Pages
W76-W85
Publisher
American Roentgen Ray Society
Description
OBJECTIVE. We review the role of brain FDG PET in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and vascular dementia. Characteristic spatial patterns of brain metabolism on FDG PET can help differentiate various subtypes of dementia.
CONCLUSION. In patients with different subtypes of dementia, FDG PET/CT shows distinct spatial patterns of metabolism in the brain and can help clinicians to make a reasonably accurate and early diagnosis for appropriate management or prognosis.
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