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2. US removes coverage curb on PET scans for Alzheimer's ... - AOL

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   “Amyloid PET scans are a proven tool and can be an important part of Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment,” Maria Carrillo, chief science officer of the Alzheimer’s Association, said in a ...

3. CMS proposes broader coverage of PET scans for Alzheimer's ...

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   "PET scans are an important part of diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and this decision is an important part of CMS' mission to help improve the lives of Americans we serve."

4. Brain positron emission tomography - Wikipedia

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   PET scanning is also used for diagnosis of brain disease, most notably because brain tumors, strokes, and neurondegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease) all cause great changes in brain metabolism, which in turn causes detectable changes in PET scans. PET is probably most useful in early cases of certain ...

5. Pittsburgh compound B - Wikipedia

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   11 C-PiB is currently the most studied and used radioligand for PET imaging of cerebral Aβ pathology. [2] This technique has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease research whereby scientists involved in this field are able to perform noninvasive in vivo neuroimaging studies using PET scans in brains of individuals with various degrees of dementia.

6. Florbetapir (18F) - Wikipedia

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   Florbetapir (18 F), sold under the brand name Amyvid, is a PET scanning radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18 that was approved for use in the United States in 2012, [4] as a diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease.

7. Taking longer to get to REM sleep could indicate Alzheimer's ...

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   Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias are complex disorders that currently have no cure. ... Participants underwent PET scans to look at amyloid beta levels, which can ...