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Imaging Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Ryan, Natalie S. Fox, Nick C. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Imaging plays an increasingly important role in both clinical practice and research in Alzheimer's disease. Clinically, there is growing appreciation that imaging provides not just exclusion of alternative pathologies, but also positive predictive, diagnostic, and prognostic information in dementia. Imaging can improve specificity of diagnosis in trial populations, facilitate research on the earlier stages of disease, and provide crucial information regarding drug safety and toxicity. With the advent of disease-modifying therapies, these properties acquire increasing importance. Furthermore, imaging biomarkers have the potential to serve as outcome measures of disease progression. A whole arsenal of imaging modalities has now been developed, each allowing a different aspect of the disease process to be explored. However, the limitations of each technique must also be appreciated. A multimodal approach, where imaging markers are combined, may be required to maximize the potential of imaging to enhance our understanding of Alzheimer's disease and to help find effective therapies. |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05062.x/pdf |
| Ending Page | 27 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 20 |
| e-ISSN | 17496632 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05062.x |
| Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 1180 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2009-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Alzheimer's Disease (ad) Mild Cognitive Impairment (mci) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mri) Positron Emission Tomography (pet) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
