Neuroimaging diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Neuroimaging diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias pdf
Neuroimaging diagnosis for
Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias by Hiroshi Matsuda,
Takashi Asada
This book describes
the latest modalities such as tau
PET imaging for diagnosis of
Alzheimer's disease and other
dementias, and also provides
information on handling and
analyzing imaging data that is not
found in other books. In addition,
it introduces routine imaging
studies in the management of
dementia in Japan. The prevalence of
dementia has increased over the past
few decades, either because of
greater awareness and more accurate
diagnosis, or because increased
longevity has created a larger
population of the elderly, the age
group most commonly affected.
Although only clinical assessment
can lead to a diagnosis of dementia,
neuroimaging in dementia is
recommended by most clinical
guidelines, and its adjunct role has
traditionally been to exclude a mass
lesion rather than to support a
specific diagnosis. Neuroimaging may
also be helpful for developing new
strategies to achieve diagnoses as
early as possible for therapies
aimed at slowing the progression of
neurodegenerative diseases
manifesting dementia. Under these
conditions, all clinicians and
researchers who are involved in
neuroimaging for dementia should
decide which patients to scan, when
imaging patients is most useful,
which modality to use, how to handle
imaging data from many institutions,
and which analytical tool to use.
This edition includes contributions
from leading Japanese experts in
their fields.
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