Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Management Improved by Brain Scans
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 08:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. The study revealed that providing clinicians with the results of positron emission tomography (PET) scans that identify amyloid plaques in the brain changed medical management – including […]