Validation of an optimized SPM procedure for FDG-PET in dementia diagnosis in a clinical setting(498 views) Perani D, Della Rosa PA, Cerami C, Gallivanone F, Fallanca F, Vanoli EG, Panzacchi A, Nobili F, Pappata S, Marcone A, Garibotto V, Castiglioni I, Magnani G, Cappa SF, Gianolli L; EADC-PET Consortium
Keywords: Dementia Diagnosis, Fdg-Pet Imaging, Statistical Parametrical Mapping, Voxel-Based Analysis, Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18, Adult, Alzheimer Disease, Anterior Cingulate, Article, Brain Mapping, Brain Metabolism, Controlled Study, Corticobasal Degeneration, Diagnostic Accuracy, Differential Diagnosis, Diffuse Lewy Body Disease, Female, Follow Up, Frontal Cortex, Frontal Variant Frontotemporal Dementia, Human, Interrater Reliability, Major Clinical Study, Medial Frontal Cortex, Medical Expert, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neuroimaging, Pet Scanner, Positron Emission Tomography, Posterior Cingulate, Predictive Value, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Sensitivity And Specificity, Statistical Analysis, Superior Anterior Temporal Cortex, Validation Study, Voxel Based Morphometry, Computer Assisted Diagnosis, Diagnostic Use, Middle Aged, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Procedures, Very Elderly, 80 And Over, Data Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Positron-Emission Tomography,
Affiliations: *** IBB - CNR ***
Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Nuclear Medicine Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Istituto di Bioimmagini e Fisiologia Molecolare, CNR, Segrate, Italy.
Clinical Neurosciences Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Dept of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, CNR, Naples, Italy.
Department of Medical Imaging, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland.
Neurology Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Istituto Universitario degli Studi Superiori, Pavia, Italy.
Dept. of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of GenoaGenoa, Italy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Validation of an optimized SPM procedure for FDG-PET in dementia diagnosis in a clinical setting