Quantification of brain cholinergic denervation in Alzheimer’s disease using PET imaging with [18F]-FEOBV
Aghourian M, Legault-Denis C, Soucy J, Rosa-Neto P, Gauthier S, Kostikov A, Gravel P, Bédard M. Quantification of brain cholinergic denervation in Alzheimer’s disease using PET imaging with [18F]-FEOBV. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 22: 1531-1538. PMID: 28894304, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBrainCase-Control StudiesCholinergic AgentsCholinergic NeuronsFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedPiperidinesPositron-Emission TomographyPresynaptic TerminalsRadioactive TracersVesicular Acetylcholine Transport ProteinsConceptsMini-Mental State ExaminationStandardized uptake value ratioAlzheimer's diseaseCortical areasPresynaptic cholinergic nerve terminalsAmyloid-beta tracerNumerous cortical areasCognitive scalesCholinergic nerve terminalsUptake value ratioVesicular acetylcholine transporterMultiple cortical areasNew PET radiotracersVoxel-wise t-testsCholinergic denervationCholinergic terminalsCholinergic degenerationControl subjectsAD patientsCholinergic lossNerve terminalsAD groupHealthy subjectsAcetylcholine transporterAD subjects