tau positron emission tomography (tau PET ([18F]RO948), tau PET)
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Indications
- diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Clinical significance
- useful when added to an already extensive diagnostic workup that included CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease
- most useful in patients positive for beta-amyloid[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith R et al. Clinical utility of tau positron emission tomography in the diagnostic workup of patients with cognitive symptoms. JAMA Neurol 2023 Jul; 80:749; [e-pub] PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37213093 PMCID: PMC10203972 Free PMC article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2805318