PET, MRI, Cerebrospinal Analysis Best for Alzheimer’s Test - Diagnostic Imaging: Researchers assessed 97 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who underwent MRI, FDG-PET, and cerebrospinal fluid testing for fluid proteins. The results were compared to cognitive outcomes at two to three years.
Researchers found that by combining all three tests they were able to increase the accuracy of predicting conversion to Alzheimer’s disease over clinical testing alone. There was the added benefit of a decrease in false classifications, from 41.3 percent to 28.4 percent.
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