Amyloid PET scans can rule out Alzheimer's, inform long-term care planning
by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter |
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Amyloid PET scans can accurately diagnose or rule out Alzheimer’s disease in veterans with memory loss and may be useful for managing their long-term clinical care.
That’s what researchers in the Memory Disorders Clinic at the VA Boston Healthcare System found in two studies on the scans, which are minimally invasive diagnostic procedures for measuring amyloid, a naturally occurring protein in and common biomarker of the disease.
The clinic is one of the few VA programs where this type of imaging is conducted, with others and private sector facilities not typically performing it, because of insurers and Medicare not reimbursing for it, despite being FDA-approved.
Read more at https://www.dotmed.com/new...
by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter |
-
Amyloid PET scans can accurately diagnose or rule out Alzheimer’s disease in veterans with memory loss and may be useful for managing their long-term clinical care.
That’s what researchers in the Memory Disorders Clinic at the VA Boston Healthcare System found in two studies on the scans, which are minimally invasive diagnostic procedures for measuring amyloid, a naturally occurring protein in and common biomarker of the disease.
The clinic is one of the few VA programs where this type of imaging is conducted, with others and private sector facilities not typically performing it, because of insurers and Medicare not reimbursing for it, despite being FDA-approved.
Read more at https://www.dotmed.com/new...
Amyloid PET scans can rule out Alzheimer's, inform long-term care planning
Two studies assessed 565 veterans
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/58928
01:30 PM - Oct 06, 2022
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