PET Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease

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Supatporn Tepmongkol, MD

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Dementia is a common disease in the elderly with a rising incidence with increasing age. Diagnosis is crucial for determining patient care and directing the lines of treatment to decrease the rate of dementia progression.

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Tepmongkol S. PET Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2013 Feb. 20 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];5:76. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/218096
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