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

Dan Silverman (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 2009
XIV, 215 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-76420-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Among all the clinical indications for which radiologists, nuclear medicine phy- cians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists (and others examining disorders of the brain) order and read brain PET scans, demand is greatest for those pertaining to dementia and related disorders. This demand is driven by the sheer prevalence of those conditions, coupled with the fact that the differential diagnosis for causes of cognitive impairment is wide and often difficult to distinguish clinically. The conceptual framework by which evaluation and management of dementia is guided has evolved considerably during the last decade. Although we still are far from having ideal tests or dramatic cures for any of the established causes of dementia, our options have expanded with respect to both the diagnostic and the- peutic tools now available. In the first chapter of this book, the contribution and limitations of different elements of the clinical examination for diagnosis of cog- tive symptoms are described, and the roles of structural and functional neuroim- ing in the clinical workup are given context.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Acknowledgments 8
Contents 10
Contributors 12
Imaging Applications in Current Clinical Practice 14
Clinical Evaluation of Dementia and When to Perform PET 15
Clinical Interpretation of Brain PET Scans: Performing Visual Assessments, Providing Quantifying Data, and Generating Integrated Reports 44
FDG PET in the Evaluation of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia 60
PET and SPECT in the Evaluation of Patients with Central Motor Disorders 77
Emerging Approaches Using PET 103
Microstructural Imaging of Neurodegenerative Changes 104
Amyloid Imaging with PET in Alzheimer’s Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinically Unimpaired Subjects 127
Atlas 156
Interpretive Practice Atlas 157
Index 217

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.4.2011
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 215 p. 75 illus., 65 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: Alzheimer • Alzheimer's • dementia • Evaluation • PET • Positron Emission Tomography
• ISBN-10: 0-387-76420-8 / 0387764208
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-76420-7 / 9780387764207