TY - JOUR
T1 - Multimodality imaging of neurodegenerative processes
T2 - Part 2, atypical dementias
AU - Martin-Macintosh, Erica L.
AU - Broski, Stephen M.
AU - Johnson, Geoffrey B.
AU - Hunt, Christopher H.
AU - Cullen, Ethany L.
AU - Peller, Patrick J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Roentgen Ray Society.
PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of multimodality imaging in the evaluation of atypical neurodegenerative conditions. An imaging approach to the more common dementia disease processes was described in part 1. This article, part 2, briefly discusses current Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services coverage for imaging patients with dementia and illustrates the basic concepts of combining anatomic, metabolic, and amyloid imaging in the evaluation of patients with atypical neurodegenerative dementia. Although these disease processes are rare, the growing repertoire of clinically available imaging techniques necessitates an understanding of their imaging patterns. CONCLUSION. Despite the rarity of these conditions, imaging of patients with neurodegenerative disorders is on the rise, and familiarity with the imaging appearances of these atypical causes is increasingly important.
AB - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of multimodality imaging in the evaluation of atypical neurodegenerative conditions. An imaging approach to the more common dementia disease processes was described in part 1. This article, part 2, briefly discusses current Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services coverage for imaging patients with dementia and illustrates the basic concepts of combining anatomic, metabolic, and amyloid imaging in the evaluation of patients with atypical neurodegenerative dementia. Although these disease processes are rare, the growing repertoire of clinically available imaging techniques necessitates an understanding of their imaging patterns. CONCLUSION. Despite the rarity of these conditions, imaging of patients with neurodegenerative disorders is on the rise, and familiarity with the imaging appearances of these atypical causes is increasingly important.
KW - Brain
KW - Dementia
KW - Molecular imaging
KW - Neurodegenerative
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U2 - 10.2214/AJR.14.12910
DO - 10.2214/AJR.14.12910
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84989177885
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 207
SP - 883
EP - 895
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 4
ER -