/sup 18/F-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose as a tracer in the positron emission tomographic study of senile dementia

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Am. J. Psychiatry; (United States)

OSTI ID:5299993

Farkas, T; Ferris, S H; Wolf, A P; De Leon, M J; Christman, D R; Reisberg, B; Alavi, A; Fowler, J S; George, A E; Reivich, M

Using /sup 18/F-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose as a tracer, the authors obtained positron emission tomographic scans of 11 patients with senile dementia and 6 age-matched controls. The rate of glucose metabolism was significantly lower in the patients with senile dementia and significantly correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment.

• OSTI ID: 5299993
• Journal Information: Am. J. Psychiatry; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Psychiatry; (United States) Vol. 139; ISSN AJPSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ALDEHYDES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BRAIN
CARBOHYDRATES
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
FLUORINE 18
FLUORINE ISOTOPES
GLUCOSE
HEXOSES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIGHT NUCLEI
MENTAL DISORDERS
METABOLISM
MONOSACCHARIDES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGY
PATIENTS
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
RADIOISOTOPES
SACCHARIDES
TOMOGRAPHY
USES