Alzheimer's Prediction And Diagnosis May Be Improved By Brain Imaging And Proteins In Spinal Fluid, National Institute on Aging Study
Medical News Today -- Changes in the brain measured with MRI and PET scans, combined with memory tests and detection of risk proteins in body fluids, may lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2009) in Vienna.