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Brain Imaging in the Assessment of the Dementias

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To address the role of brain imaging in the diagnosis and management of the dementing illnesses demands, in 1985, a consideration of three major modalities: (a) X-ray computerised tomography (CT); (b) nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy; and (c) emission computerised tomography with positron (PET) and single photon emitting isotopes (SPECT). This review will focus on questions of clinical importance and attempt to show how these imaging methods may contribute to providing answers to them.

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Frackowiak, R.S.J. (1986). Brain Imaging in the Assessment of the Dementias. In: Poeck, K., Freund, HJ., Gänshirt, H. (eds) Neurology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70007-1_6

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