Correctly distinguishing between related neurodegenerative diseases remains challenging for clinicians, because reliable markers do not yet exist for many disorders. In the July 22 Neurology, ...

PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...

Since brain perfusion and brain metabolism are closely related, the perfusion information could replace an 18 F-FDG PET scan," said Cecilia Boccalini, MSc, PhD candidate at the Laboratory of ...

Monitoring treatment response in breast cancer is of great importance and FDG PET has demonstrated its utility in this indication. FDG PET must be performed in patients with advanced disease treated ...

At the second annual Holloway Summit, held November 30 to December 1 in Miami, frontotemporal dementia researchers showcased the current state of knowledge in finding biomarkers that identify ...

See how machine learning is spotting Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin—using brain scans to help guide earlier, more ...