Advances in Functional Neuroimaging in Dementias and Potential Pitfalls

Overview

Journal Neurol Int

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Neurology

Date 2012 May 18

PMID 22593811

Citations 1

Authors

Katherine Standley

Charles Brock

Michael Hoffmann

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Abstract

Neuroimaging is continuously advancing at a rapid rate and has progressed from excluding relatively uncommon secondary causes (stroke, tumor) to assisting with early diagnosis and subtype of dementia. Structural imaging has given way to functional, metabolic and receptor imaging.

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