Breakthrough in early diagnosis of dementias

Posted on March 14th, 2008 by MrElderCare

A collaborative multi-institutional research study has been able to accurately classify different types of dementia using PET scanners.
Until now, scientists have not been able to look deep within the brain to differentiate different types of dementia. The new research enabled scientists to develop standardized disease specific patterns from which they correctly classified dementia […]

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