Utility of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow <scp>SPECT</scp> and <scp>MRI</scp> for Predicting Amyloid Deposition in Real‐World Clinical Settings
A VSRAD analysis of brain MRI has moderate discriminatory ability as a screening tool for predicting amyloid PET positivity. The addition of SPECT to MRI was not associated with a statistically significant improvement compared with MRI alone. SPECT may contribute to the differential diagnosis of non-Alzheimer's disease. MRI alone could be considered an option to increase the pre-test probability of amyloid PET positivity.
Authors
- Toshiki Takayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9214-1983)
- Masami Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5029-1385)
- Atsushi Nakanishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-8530)
- T. Hirose
- Hiroyuki Daida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3867-0961)
- Madoka Nakajima
- Koji Murakami
- Yumiko Motoi
Institutions
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Juntendo University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychogeriatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70158
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00