I suddenly wore two hats — that of a retired physician who had cared for people with Alzheimer’s disease and now a person ...

People with dementia have distinct brain wave patterns ... or positron emission tomography (PET) scans. “Normally we investigate with the PET or the fMRI and so on, but this is a heavy burden ...

Nicolai Franzmeier from the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research ... 2 involves a technique for imaging the brain called positron emission tomography (PET). This non-invasive method ...

Alzheimer's disease pathology was measured using PET scans with tracers that bind to amyloid plaques and tau tangles that ...

Nicolai Franzmeier from the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research ... 2 involves a technique for imaging the brain called positron emission tomography (PET). This non-invasive method ...

Nicolai Franzmeier from the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research ... 2 involves a technique for imaging the brain called positron emission tomography (PET). This non-invasive method ...

They will use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the scans to see if there are patterns or signs of dementia. Dementia is characterised by the build-up of different types of protein in the ...

"Amyloid PET scans tell us if someone has accumulated ... White matter hyperintensities are associated with cognitive decline, dementia and increased risk for stroke." Niotis went on to say ...

Iordan notes that PET scans for tau and amyloid are now used clinically in the diagnosis of dementia, and in managing treatment with new medications that aim to reduce the buildup of amyloid ...