Abstract
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology can be quantified in vivo using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of amyloid-β1-42 (Aβ1-42), total-tau (t-tau), and phosphorylated tau (p-tau181p), as well as with positron emission tomography (PET) using [11C]Pittsburgh compound-B ([11C]PIB). Studies assessing concordance between these measures, however, have provided conflicting results. Moreover, it has been proposed that [11C]PIB PET may be of greater clinical utility in terms of identifying patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who will progress to the dementia phase of AD. OBJECTIVE: To determine concordance and classification accuracy of CSF biomarkers and [11C]PIB PET in a cohort of patients with MCI and AD. METHODS: 68 patients (MCI, n = 33; AD, n = 35) underwent [11C]PIB PET and CSF sampling. Cutoffs of >1.41 ([11C]PIB),
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- [${11}^C$]PIB
- amyloid
- cerebrospinal fluid
- mild cognitive impairment
- positron emission tomography
- tau